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TypeBlog Post... far too long. Holding these meetings in relatively isolated resorts creates a sense of camaraderie with...Plasmodium falciparum. Throughout these talks, I oscillated between amazement at how much has been done with...
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Plasmids 101: Antibiotic Resistance Genes
TypeBlog Post...aminoglycoside Binds 30S ribosomal subunit; causes mis-translation Bactericidal 50-100 ug/mL Spectinomycin aminoglycoside...months. Ampicillin breaks down especially fast and plates should be used witin 1 month for optimal efficiency... them to media hotter than about 55oC and store plates/stocks wrapped in foil if a light-sensitive antibiotic... -
Viral Vectors 101: Transductions
TypeBlog Post...cargo, they can’t reproduce more functional viruses later on. These built-in safety features provide extra...integration resulting from transduction typically plateaus within a few days to a few weeks, depending on...host nucleus, is transcribed into RNA, and is translated into protein. Is there an easier way? In... -
Identifying Sequence Elements with SnapGene's Feature Database
TypeBlog Post...software tools available to biomedical researchers manipulating DNA sequences on a daily basis, many found these...control elements Coding sequence features are relatively straightforward to define, but for control elements...fluorescent proteins, which often come in closely related versions that have different properties. To prevent... -
Celebrate Open Data Day with Addgene’s AAV Data Hub!
TypeBlog Post...launched this pilot in 2019 as an open science platform for scientists using Addgene AAV viral preps to...all of your data prepared. All of these questions relate to factors that you should have already recorded...reproducible research. Share your data on AAV data hub! Related resources on the Addgene blog Important Considerations... -
Safe Port in a Storm...How Addgene is Weathering the Pandemic
TypeBlog Post...access to coronavirus-related plasmids and to receive important coronavirus-related deposits. Our valiant...vector distribution is recovering from the pandemic-related slowdown. More scientists are sharing plasmids ... -
Plasmids 101: TOPO Cloning
TypeBlog Post... Pre-warming your antibiotic-containing plate prior to plating your transformation may allow you to see...TOPO technique specifically uses Vaccinia virus-isolated topoisomerase I as this enzyme recognizes the ... -
Comparing Cas9 to NgAgo: Can the Argonautes Best CRISPR?
TypeBlog Post...protein could cleave DNA in vitro, directed by phosphorylated DNA guides. Unfortunately, Swarts et al. were...able to mediate homology-directed repair when a template is supplied. Find Plasmids from the NgAgo Publication...in GC-rich regions. DNA guides NgAgo uses 5’ phosphorylated DNA guides (so called “gDNAs”) rather than ... -
Plasmids 101: A Brief History of Plasmids and an Improved eBook!
TypeBlog Post...plasmid” derived as a hybrid of "cytoplasm" and "id" (Latin for 'it'), as “a generic term for any extrachromsomal...integrated into the chromosome” was proposed a few years later by Élie Jacob and François Wollman and became the...PMCID: PMC427208. Novick, R P et al. “Uniform Nomenclature for Bacterial Plasmids: A Proposal.”Bacteriological... -
Even more elegant: Single injection CRISPR/Cas9 in C. elegans
TypeBlog Post...repair template plasmid to create fluorescent and 3xFLAG-tag fusion proteins. The repair template and Cas9...worms have laid eggs, hygromycin is added to the plates to select for candidate knock-ins. These candidate... -
Another Pathway into Cells: iTOP
TypeBlog Post... Primary cells recapitulate the natural biology of a cell type of interest better than immortalized lines...to describe this method of protein transduction. Later studies showed that iTOP functions through macropinocytosis... sorted into single wells to generate clonal populations. After iTOP treatment, both primary (hESCs) and... -
25 Work From Home Tips for Scientists
TypeBlog Post...at Addgene began working from home last week to flatten the curve, but working remotely can be more difficult...this period, check out these tips and resources collated by Addgenies to help you keep calm and science...local businesses (ex: purchasing a gift card to use later or ordering take-out) or volunteering to foster ... -
Using CRISPR/Cas9 to Edit Disease Out of the Genome
TypeBlog Post...targeting the genes responsible for both early onset and late onset AD. In this study, the group showed that CRISPR...Alzheimer’s disease, as well as those that play into late onset AD (5). CRISPR/Cas9 corrects Alzheimer...CRISPR to disease correction in adult stem cells isolated from two patients with cystic fibrosis. They were... -
Creating accessible biology activities in schools with BioBits
TypeBlog Post...expensive) the different machines are, and how many regulations are in place to keep everyone safe. None of this...fluorescent protein through transcription and translation. Unfortunately, having live cells in a classroom...hands-on educational activities using the BioBits platform, please get in touch with us! We’ll work with ... -
Fluorescent Protein Travel Awards - FLiPs and Fluorescent Protein Biosensors
TypeBlog Post...ways to apply fluorescent proteins everyday. The late Michael Davidson and Roger Tsien played enormous...enzyme active site and shutting off the enzyme. Later exposure to cyan light stopped Dronpa oligomerization...Fluorescent Light-inducible Proteins, or FLiPs. Xin later optimized these first generation FLiPs by mutating... -
How to Lead a Great Meeting
TypeBlog Post...communicate outcomes to the rest of their team. Here's a template for project meetings. Team Meetings: For standing...members still have their voices heard. Here's a template for team meetings. One-on-Ones: Managers should... agenda template... -
Resume Writing for Non-academic Science Careers
TypeBlog Post...people choose a reversed chronological style (the latest to the earliest) or a functional one. Pick one ...when the research topic you have done is closely related to the job you are applying for, in which case ...in Experimental Medicine. She is the Community Relations Director for Curiosity Collider (hyperlink https... -
Plasmids 101: Mammalian Vectors
TypeBlog Post...be covering this ever-versatile fluorophore in a later post, so stay tuned! Transient transfection and ...transfection A stable transfection is used to create a population of cells that have fully and successfully incorporated... COS-1, 293HEK Inhibits termination step of translation 2-10 ug/mL G418/Geneticin neo HeLa, NIH3T3,... -
From Lab Bench to Leadership: Transitioning into Management as a PhD
TypeBlog Post...lab or pivot to a managerial role. For those contemplating the leap into management, the journey can be...being a great scientist doesn’t automatically translate to being an effective manager. Mismanaging (no... Kim Scott Courses: Leadership programs on platforms like Coursera, LinkedIn Learning, or edX. Podcasts... -
Viral Vectors 101: Gamma-Retroviral Packaging Systems
TypeBlog Post...hepatitis virus post‐transcriptional regulatory element; sequence that stimulates the expression of transgenes...-retroviral plasmids have similar names? The nomenclature of the plasmid backbone is meant to be descriptive...