... you want. But how do you know if a masters will lead to a career you will like? Here’s two things to ...setting up an informational interview with them to learn how their master's degree prepared them for their... help with manuscript and grant preparation, and lead your own research project.  3. Do you prefer being...eBook.   Resources Resources on the Addgene blog Learn about career planning resources What Do I Do Now...

...insights discoverable. Watch this quick video to learn how ReFigure works and continue reading for more... and again as they don’t save the insights they glean from a reading session. To remember what happened...reach the ReFigure team at [email protected] Please support ReFigure by creating ReFigures and answering...video to share your science at We Share Science Learn more about Data Sharing Resources at Addgene.org...

... year. The society facilitates opportunities to learn about Synthetic Biology and exciting new technologies...network of fellow scientists that you can grow with, learn from, and mentor while pursuing your research interests... which would benefit from some Addgene support? Please get in touch, as we aim to support a couple of ...Networking Get Career Advice from Addgene Bloggers Learn How to Get Involved in a Profession Organization...

...more years with a small number of formal advisors learning how to be a scientist. It is shocking how little...important in both cases. As a PhD student you need to learn how to be a scientist. Your PI should be the kind...science career. Will you be given opportunities to learn and practice successful grant writing, lab budgeting...Harvard Medical School researcher Connie Cepko to learn about her mentoring style. How can I find out if...

...genome. Cas genes, which code for polymerases, nucleases, and helicases, were also disrupted to elucidate...CRISPR loci to generate RNA, which guide a Cas nuclease to the specified exogenous genetic material next...within a host cell. A few virus particles have learned to circumvent the CRISPR/Cas defense by generating...mutation in the PAM sequence, preventing the Cas nucleases from re-identifying it (3). Surprisingly, few ...

...tertiary structure when transcribed which aids in nuclear export of mRNA and helps increase the expression...The polyadenylation or polyA signal aids in the nuclear export of RNA and RNA translation, and promotes....2019.276 Additional resources on the Addgene blog Learn more about basic viral vector elements Read about...about four considerations for the perfect AAV tool Learn about synthetic promoter AAVs for cell-type expression...

...indicated that a reasonable rule is to require at least 96% sequence identity when detecting a reference...commercial plasmids were inconsistent and sometimes clearly wrong. In an effort to be rigorous, we dug into... harness common feature detection in a new way, please contact us at snapgene.com. Many thanks to our...Blog Read about our SnapGene powered plasmid maps Learn how we use SnapGene during the plasmid quality control...

...few quirks specific to the PCR cloning process - please check out that post if you need a more detailed...PCR primers for molecular cloning consist of: Leader Sequence: Extra base pairs on the 5' end of the... existing software (a quick internet search will lead you to here and many others). If we put the sequence...product. Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Learn About Other Cloning Techniques Catch Up on All Things...

...transferred between cells. At the time, these extranuclear agents of heredity were thought of as everything...first plasmid “cloning” experiment. Dr. Cohen and colleagues treated a tetracycline resistant plasmid, pSC101...topology, and cloning and gene expression. Just released: Addgene's Plasmids 101 (2nd Ed.) eBook And now...and more pictures and pro tips.  Happy reading! Learn more about the history of plasmids and cloning: ...

...transduction.) Compared to CCP transduction, iTOP is at least four times more efficient in primary fibroblasts... gRNA, which subsequently enter the nucleus and cleave the specified target. Figure adapted from D’Astolfo...expression is by nature transient, which may lower nuclease toxicity or the potential for off-target effects... Biol. 2000 Jul;10(7):290-5. PubMed. Is VP22 nuclear homing an artifact? Lundberg M, Johansson M. Nat...

...of happen with Cas13. CRISPR-Csm degrades both nuclear and cytoplasmic mRNA with 90-99% knockdown efficiency...CRISPR-Csm presents an attractive alternative for nuclear-RNA targeting, where siRNAs are ineffective and...expression changes of non-target genes and RNA-seq of a nuclear (MALAT1) and cytoplasmic (CKB1) RNA target. Adapted...antibody per target just isn’t enough and we recently released Anti-GFP [N86/8R] as another option for targeting...

...interesting at an event. Or, perhaps you have a colleague who seems fun and helpful who you’d like to get...connections. I mention this because I want it to be clear that it is completely impossible for me or anyone...contacts over the years in many different ways. This leads me to my last tip: It’s usually not worth connecting...networking Attending a conference soon? Get tips here Learn about informational interviews ...

...viral vectors. Here are some of the AAV we have released in the last few months. You can also browse our...coming soon! These vectors listed below should be released at Addgene in the next 6 months, pending quality... particular catalog item is available for order please email [email protected] with the vector name and...viral vectors 101 eBook Resources on Addgene.org Learn about Addgene's viral service Find viral protocols...

... work to enable future discoveries. Read on to learn more about Xin and Fatima's work and keep checking... work at the 2017 Winter qBio Meeting. You can learn more about Xin’s work with photoswitchable components...enzyme breaks down the HMO of interest, the lactose released activates expression of GFP from the lac operon...Biology! Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Learn More about Photosactivatable Fluorescent Proteins...

...it unuseable. With the large size of the SpCas9 nuclease (~4.2 kb) this is a particularly prominent problem... perform an optimization-scale infection and at least one screening-scale experiment achieving the gRNA...the publications associated with these libraries. Please note, the pooled libraries we distribute in lentivirus...or are thinking about using our viral services. Please send any questions or comments to help@addgene....

...night of the iPSC symposium, a panel of thought leaders in the field--including Shinya Yamanaka, George... of ethics can be daunting because they have no clear cut answers, I applaud the stem cell community for...Disease; and Kevin Eggan presented work that is leading to promising clinical trials for ALS.   I have ...that!  Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Learn about Efforts to Fight Rare disease with iPSCs Read...

...accessible to everyone but these projects could also lead to novel yeast creations that may not be pursued... the different samples. The goal is to not only learn something about the microbial diversity in different... to find a community lab in a city near you. To learn more about what we’re up to or how you can help ...Disease & Open Science: Interview with Darrell Kotton Learn How Plasmid Sharing Speeds Science Resources at...

...embryo—even if it’s not necessarily via CRISPR/Cas9. This leaves us with the second critique. Absent of a broad ...intended parents is “rehoused” in a separate, enucleated zygote with healthy mitochondria, with the intent...Nuffield Council’s report is that when it became clear that this assistive reproductive technique was feasible...featuring a clinical pregnancy, was rejected by at least one academic journal for exactly the critiques leveled...

...the nucleus through nuclear pores and thus do not require breakdown of the nuclear envelope during cell...there – most of which we would all like to steer clear of! However, a subset of viruses are commonly used...which ones could be helpful to you. Interested in learning more about a specific virus? We have you covered...

...stakeholders to learn more about their needs and any problems that they are trying to solve. After learning more ...Technologies, I work with our customers in the US to learn where the gaps are in their sequencing workflows...problem-solver. A lot of the time, the problem to solve is clear, but the solution is more complicated. You’ll need...