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TypeBlog Post...microvesicles (approx. 40 - 150 nm diameter) that are secreted from the cellular membrane into the culture medium...AAVs (Schiller et al., 2018). Exosomal vesicles secreted from producer cells also contain cellular macromolecules...open new ways of improving gene delivery. They increase the efficiency of transduction, broaden the use...
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Four Factors that Differentiate the Stem Cell Field
TypeBlog Post... the stem cell community – a community largely created due to Yamanaka’s seminal work. It didn't take... during his keynote address, appeared almost incredulous that the field has exploded so quickly, citing...explained that it took 50 people nearly 2 years to create the first stem cell line that could be used in ... -
Plasmids 101: Mammalian Vectors
TypeBlog Post..., described below, are typically employed when creating stable cell lines and are not used for general...Stable transfection A stable transfection is used to create a population of cells that have fully and successfully...culture media until 24-48 h post transfection when creating stable cell lines. Looking for Mammalian Expression... -
Plasmids 101: Sequence and Ligation Independent Cloning (SLIC)
TypeBlog Post... vector and insert are (separately) digested to create 10–12 base “chewed back” overhangs, they can be...bacteria, which will efficiently repair the plasmid. Created with BioRender.com. SLIC also opened up a...transformed into bacteria, which repair the plasmid. Created with BioRender.com. How does SLIC compare to... -
Luminescent Imaging with Nano-lanterns
TypeBlog Post...emitted yellow-green light and exhibited 3-5 fold increased brightness over previous BRET probes, with sufficient...injected intravenously with coelenterazine, with increased sensitivity and faster imaging compared to previous... reporter genes for endogenous protein fusions created using CRISPR/Cas9. eNLs offer high luminescent ... -
Sweating the Small Stuff: Details in the Lab
TypeBlog Post...use small, incremental changes to understand what works and what doesn't. By being creative, thoughtful...each step as you complete it. Yes, this can be incredibly tedious, but it also works, so do it anyway. ... -
GPCRs: How Do They Work and How Do We Study Them?
TypeBlog Post...and their GPCR binding partner, Bryan Roth’s lab created an open source resource called PRESTO-TANGO (parallel...parallel receptorome expression and screening via transcriptional output - TANGO) (Kroeze et al., 2015...are ideal candidates for use in chemogenetics. To create chemogenetics receptors, GPCRs were first mutated... -
Behind the scenes: Addgene’s new search engine and more
TypeBlog Post...well-characterized. During this time, we’ve also created a variety of educational resources in an effort...understanding of Addgene’s customer’s needs. Categories We created a categorization of our information in order to...for promoter and serotype, among others. We also created a normalization mechanism to “collapse” variations... -
Developing a cold tolerant E. coli using specialized chaperones
TypeBlog Post...under cold temperatures, and frigid conditions decrease the potential for microbial contamination. Additionally...Acclimatisation To resolve this impasse, our team decided to create a hybrid system where we could incorporate cold-tolerance...The event also featured a seminar on “Tools to increase scientific reproducibility” by Benoit Giquel, ... -
15 Years of Addgene: The Top 15 Plasmids
TypeBlog Post...sequence (pSpCas9(BB)). The 2A-GFP allows for screening of transfected cells. Find pSpCas9(BB)-2A-GFP ...virus, making it ideal for CRISPR pooled library screening experiments. Find lentiCRISPR v2.(If you’ve peeked...site, a pair of annealed oligos can be cloned to create a chimeric guide RNA. Find pX330-U6-Chimeric_BB-CBh-hSpCas9... -
Fluorescent Proteins 101: Luciferases
TypeBlog Post...reaction catalyzed by luciferase, releasing light. Created with BioRender.com. Bioluminescent reporters...Peak emission (nm) Size (kDa) Substrate Cofactors Secreted North American firefly (Photinus pyralis) Natural...cell membrane and deliver the substrate; however, secreted luciferase or alternative substrates can permit... -
Communicating Your Science With Help From ComSciCon
TypeBlog Post...communication skills with training programs, which are increasingly available. But think of this as a jumpstart ...possible outcome of a ComSciCon workshop is the creation of a new science communication initiative that...science communication opportunities in your area, create them. Seek out collaborations with organizations... -
Addgene’s Viral Service - Why Virus? Why Now?
TypeBlog Post...production. Finally, we are blessed to have an incredibly supportive Board of Directors at Addgene. Our...leadership of Addgene’s co-founder, Melina Fan, we created a new team to push this project forward. The viral...you to the Addgenies who went the extra mile to create this new service. We knew the scientists were waiting... -
Back to Bacteria: CRISPR gRNA Multiplexing Using tRNAs
TypeBlog Post...mutations through homologous recombination. To further increase the utility of CRISPR/Cas9, it will be necessary...that enhance pol III transcription, potentially increasing the levels of gRNA expression. Since tRNAs are... of multiple gRNAs targeting a single gene can increase the likelihood of gene knockout, or multiple gRNAs... -
3 Challenges in Plant Synthetic Biology
TypeBlog Post...funding and time. While institutions that focus on creative problem solving like the Howard Hughes Medical...plant research, more initiatives are needed to increase the body of knowledge. Organizations like Open...research and effectively carry out their mission of creating new forums and opportunities for open innovation... -
Dos & Don'ts When Publishing a Scientific Manuscript
TypeBlog Post... the world of science publishing, and an ever increasing number of journals and publishers to choose from...them needing a subscription to the journal. An increasing number of funding bodies insist that the research...is beneficial for both the referees (as they get credit for their time and effort) and the scientific community... -
It’s Bioelectric! An Exciting Interdisciplinary Field of Research
TypeBlog Post...electric! After attending this meeting I had an increased appreciation for the role of ion channels and ... the entire worm during regeneration, the worm creates two heads. Subsequent cutting results in a two-...pHLuorin fluorescent protein. This GEVI features increased brightness and improved plasma membrane specificity... -
Seven Tips for Using LinkedIn as a Scientist
TypeBlog Post... viewed your profile.” The latter is much less creepy. If we’ve met before, I’d be much more likely to...borders on my first rule of networking--”If it feels creepy, don’t do it.” It’s just not a useful way to build...rules of good resume writing. Include examples of concrete accomplishments in both the technical and “plus... -
The Breast Cancer Microenvironment: A Tumor’s Backstage Team
TypeBlog Post...cells in the microenvironment. This results in increased expression of transforming growth factor-β signaling...signaling, possibly inducing the secretion of growth promoting proteins, such as human growth factor, vascular... (Kogure et al., 2011) believes that miRNA may decrease the expression of TAK 1, an enzyme that controls... -
Summer SciComm: Preprints
TypeBlog Post...publishing has a number of drawbacks, especially the increasingly growing time from submission to publication....for their efforts, inspire future research, and increase their impact. Open access and transparency Another...journal publication or an updated preprint, further increasing their findability. Now, go out there and finish...