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  1. Technique: Probe Phage Genomes for Host Binding Proteins

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    ...then be exposed to a lysis buffer to release recombinant proteins directly onto the nitrocellulose for...receptor binding protein hit and can go back to the original plate to identify which phage gene encodes that... 1 M NaCl in order to enhance folding of the recombinant proteins. Optimal salt concentration will vary...colony expressing a functional binding protein was originally located. Now you can grow up your colonies of...
  2. Finding Your Perfect Job After University

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    ...American system), in 2009 (at the beginning of the financial recession) I knew obtaining work in scientific...facility, where I tested materials for bacterial contamination. It was a really interesting job at first, everything... are rapidly expanding, as this might not be sustainable. After working at this company for several years...would produce the best outcome for a specific combination of genetic mutations. This is a particular challenge...
  3. Quick Guide to All Things Lentivirus

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    ...testing several vectors and packaging cell line combinations, Miller et al. showed that infectious wild-type...are capable of transducing certain quiescent or terminally differentiated cells such as macrophages and ...research due to the possibility that mutation or recombination with human retroviruses could lead to RCL. ...of retrovirus packaging cell lines to avoid recombination leading to helper virus production." Molecular...
  4. Transferable Skills Guide: Teamwork

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    ...includes: Michelle, the Senior Scientist who coordinates all kit creation and quality control efforts ...once famously said “I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that...successfully doled out to multiple people: someone to coordinate, someone to decide, someone to delegate, etc....Next Great Discovery is exactly that: a myth. The original Dr. Frankenstein from Mary Shelley’s novel worked...
  5. Help Us Name Blugene’s New Virus Friend

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    ... contest is now closed. Stay tuned to see the finalists and vote for your favorite! Our mascot who has...neutral name. The Addgenies will choose up to four finalists and we’ll ask you to vote for your favorite name...We hope you submit your best ideas because the finalists will receive some newly designed Addgene swag....
  6. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Monitoring Cell Mobility Using Fluorescent Proteins

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    ...structures are more stable and local movements predominate (e.g. a basal progenitor cell migrating to the...fluorescent proteins (Salomonnson et al. 2012). Finally, it is worthwhile to test the photostability of...used to study B and T cell dynamics within the germinal center of murine lymph nodes. However, one must...marking and tracking cells is the the Cre/lox recombination system. A researcher can flank fluorescent proteins...
  7. With an Eye Towards the Future, We Look Back at the March for Science

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    ...Addgene. Boston, MA, USA 42.3601°N 71.0589°W – Alina Chan The job of scientists to observe how things... and generation is in the veracity of its work. Alina Chan is a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard Medical...saying that climate change is a hoax. This has culminated in the current President holding and campaigning...interactions, and science education. Photo cred Alina Chan. Seattle, Washington, USA 47.6062°N 122.3321...
  8. Bringing Renewable Energy to Addgene

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    ...renewable electricity is certainly not the only sustainability effort we’ve implemented at Addgene. The kitchen...check out Leila Haery’s blog series, “Bringing Sustainable Practices to the Lab.”  Whether participating...blog Subscribe to the Addgene blog Read our sustainability in the lab blog posts Read another blog post...
  9. New Podcast Segment: Hot Plasmids

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    ...of His-tagged human kinases in bactera. Listen to Our Segment on The Human Kinase Domain Constructs Kit...Segment on Magneto 2.0 Hot Plasmid 3: The Human Kinase Domain Constructs Kit from John Chodera's Lab -...
  10. Summer Fun at Addgene!

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    ...The weather is finally warming up in Boston and that means summer is right around the corner. Here at...other video series.   And if you haven’t seen our webinar “Navigating an Expanding Landscape for Engineered...which we will be posting in the next few weeks.)  Finally, Addgenies love sunshine and warm weather - check...
  11. Download Addgene’s Science Career Guide, Plus 8 Career Tips from Addgenies

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    ...project that would be a big deal if it worked out.”- Melina Fan, Chief Scientific Officer “Choose your PhD ... Tsang, Science Communications and Marketing Coordinator Networking “Many, perhaps most of the most interesting...customized letter to the place that you are applying.” - Melina Fan, Chief Scientific Officer If there’s a career...
  12. Top Requested AAV of 2017: pmSyn1-EBFP-CRE

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    ...viral vector is used to deliver DNA encoding Cre recombinase under the control of the synapsin promoter. It... work with in neurons or you might use it in combination with Flp-FRT. Additionally, you could use the... cre-recombinase...
  13. Celebrating Accomplishments in the Lab

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    ...lab heads have revealed that a combination of hard work, determination, passion, and patience are required... time for fun and life outside of the lab? This final post in the PI Interview Series investigates how...
  14. 2023 and 2024: Reflections and Looking Ahead

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    ...distributor partners, with the launch of antibodies in China and expansion of viral services available in South...Innovation (IPI), in which Addgene will distribute recombinant antibodies (rAbs) developed at IPI. The first...partially through work with our distributors in China, Korea, Japan, India, and Brazil. Through an expansion...
  15. Bricking Science: Portraying Scientific Reality Through LEGO

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    ...perfectionists, it took us a full two months to finally decide the LEGO laboratory was good enough. There...box, the Big Bang Theory set, and then use our imaginations to mold it all into a full laboratory. It is...It was a great treat for us to put our rusty imaginations to use in this world where we are often trained...
  16. Using Ultrasound to Image Bacteria in vivo: Acoustic Reporter Genes

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    ... organs located deep in the body, like the gastrointestinal tract. Require Administration of Substrate...coli aided in ultrasound imaging of the mouse gastrointestinal tract. The E. coli strain Nissle 197 (ECN)...probiotic strain that can colonize the mammalian intestinal tract and has been used for 100 years to clinically...
  17. CRISPR 101: Cas9 Nickase Design and Homology Directed Repair

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    ...as examples for this post. The D10A mutation inactivates the RuvC domain, so this nickase cleaves only...and images in this post were adapted from an IDT webinar: Optimized methods to use Cas9 nickases in genome...For more information and a link to the archived webinar, click here. We would like to thank IDT scientists...
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