Skip to main content

We narrowed to 1,044 results for: REN

Showing: 641 - 660 of 1044 results
  1. What Do I Do Now? Academic v. Non-Academic Career Decisions

    Type
    Blog Post
    ...pace Constant worry about grants and renewals What is different about non-academia? Scientific publications...interact with scientists just like you What is different about academia? Publishing in peer reviewed journals...especially with peer mentors, to discuss your strengths, weaknesses, interests and passions is another...
  2. New and Upcoming Viral Vectors - Spring 2019

    Type
    Blog Post
    ...calcium sensors, different iGABASnFR have been developed and are suited for different applications. The... a few versions of these jGCaMP7 sensors with different properties (for example, overall brightness or...on/off kinetics) that makes them suitable for different applications. We recently released a new variant...
  3. 5 Uncommon Ways to Gain Career Skills During an Uncommon Time

    Type
    Blog Post
    ...hiring a scientist. Of course, we have different criteria for different roles but for almost every position...contacting alumni of your lab or university or use your current contacts to ask who they might suggest you speak...effectively is a valuable skill. There are many different kinds of grants that you can apply for. If you...
  4. A New Optogenetic Tool Based on AraC Controls Gene Expression with Blue Light

    Type
    Blog Post
    ...Khammash lab can also be found here.   References and Resources References Romano E, Baumschlager A, Akmeriç...functional BLADE variants, too. The team tested different linkers between VVD and the DNA-binding domain... Addgene.org Check out the Molecular Biology Reference Download Addgene's Plasmids 101 eBook ...
  5. Viral Vectors 101: Transductions

    Type
    Blog Post
    ...transductions. If you’ve ever wondered how they are different from or similar to the other Ts, we have your ... and with the right safety considerations, they aren't dangerous for controlled lab usage. Using viral...that you can swap out your virus type to achieve different biological outcomes. For example, some viruses...target cells or organism, some primary cells and differentiated cell types are picky when it comes to transfection...
  6. Fluorescent Biosensors for Measuring Autophagic Flux

    Type
    Blog Post
    ...of autophagosomes. This approach, however, has inherent limitations because it turns a dynamic process...provide an overview of four autophagy biosensors currently available from Addgene. Rosella autophagy biosensor...wavelength, Keima emits at 620 nm. The ratio of signal strength excited at 586 nm to 440 nm serves as a measure...Find the GFP-LC3-RFP-LC3∆G plasmid at Addgene! References Klionsky, Daniel J., Ana Maria Cuervo, and Per...
  7. Plasmids 101: A Brief History of Plasmids and an Improved eBook!

    Type
    Blog Post
    ... the same. Over the next few years genes from different bacterial (and eventually mammalian) species were...ubiquitous tool that can be diversely applied to many different experiments. Addgene was founded in order to store... keeping with our goal of creating a one-stop reference guide for plasmids we've updated and added new...: 24043817. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3785787. References: Lederberg, Joshua. "Cell Genetics and Hereditary...
  8. Unique and persistent IDs for improved reproducibility: Addgene now supports RRIDs and compact identifiers for all plasmids

    Type
    Blog Post
    ...identifiers (PIDs), a long-lasting way to identify and reference documents, files, or physical reagents. What ...you, we’ll go through examples to highlight the difference between them using a plasmid available through...the lenti-Cas9-VQR plasmid page. Despite their differences, both of these PID formats for lenti-Cas9-VQR...managed by Addgene. How to cite options using the different PID formats The instructions for how to cite any...
  9. Cultivating Community Science at BosLab

    Type
    Blog Post
    ...diverse range of projects at BosLab. Some are entrepreneurs using our space to perform early-stage experiments...yeast transformations! Dennis Oleksyuk, Raphael Laurenceau, and Tami Pudina have initiated a soil microbiome...the data to characterize the microbiomes of the different samples. The goal is to not only learn something...something about the microbial diversity in different soil conditions/locations but to engage the local community...
  10. Photosensitizer Induced Cell Ablation with FAP-TAP MG-2I-dL5**

    Type
    Blog Post
    ...light-induced cell ablation with MG-2I-dL5** in two different experimental settings: HEK293 cell culture and...these experiments because developing embryos are transparent, so it’s easy to watch development in real time...using photosensitizers in the comments below!   References 1. He, J., Wang, Y., Missinato, M. A., Onuoha...Chromophore-assisted laser inactivation in cell biology. Trends in Cell Biology,18(9), 443-450. doi:10.1016/j.tcb...
  11. Crowdfight, a Platform to Boost Scientific Collaboration During COVID-19 and Beyond

    Type
    Blog Post
    ...principal investigators. They also come from many different scientific fields, from social sciences to biology.... We now want to use this potential to make a difference not just against COVID-19, but also in other ...scientist, and proud member of Crowdfight. He is currently based in Spain and works on climate change. You...one of the coordinators at Crowdfight. She is currently based in Spain and works in the field of genetics...
  12. Advice for Scientists Starting a Lab

    Type
    Blog Post
    ...personal assistant has to deal with. My inbox currently stands at about 65,000 messages and dealing with... lab and safety manager, researcher, adviser, conference planner, and writer.” Connie Cepko was surprised...every graduate student or postdoc may require different types of mentoring. Some mentees prefer lots of...impossible' or useless.” How do you run your lab differently or the same as your adviser did? Tom Ellis merges...
  13. A Deep Dive into BioBuilder

    Type
    Blog Post
    ...variety of educational programs all focused on current questions and experiments in the field of synthetic...adapted from her own MIT curriculum. Drawing on current questions being asked in MIT’s research labs, BioBuilder...exploration, discovery, and collaboration. One module currently under development comes from the Caltech lab of...students include The BioBuilder High School Apprenticeship, preparing local (Massachusetts), economically...
  14. Antibodies 101: Flow Cytometry Controls

    Type
    Blog Post
    ..., without the FMO, it would be difficult to differentiate the Ly6C negative population from the Ly6C positive...like for a particular marker, you can use the reference plots provided by the antibody companies or check... use the APC IgG2c isotype control). The only difference is that the isotype antibody will not target ...CD8+ T cells and cancer immunotherapies. She is currently a research technician in Arlene Sharpe's lab at...
  15. Viral Vectors 101: Types of viruses

    Type
    Blog Post
    ...high and your immunogenicity low! References and Resources References Robinson HL. Retroviruses and cancer...infect humans and some other mammals but is not currently known to cause any diseases. Recombinant AAV largely...excellent features for human gene therapy and is currently being used in clinical settings. AAV is also ...
  16. Sharing is Caring: But How to Distribute Open Hardware?

    Type
    Blog Post
    ...next few years, with the goal of creating more transparent and reproducible science in the long run (Hohlbein...problem-solving platforms.     Fig. 3: Different workflows involved in sharing open hardware. Upper...microscope. Lower left panel shows an image of differentiating monocyte with planes and hardware to it. Right...image processing and low-cost optical setups. References Joel T. Collins, Joe Knapper, Julian Stirling...
  17. Giving gRNAs a Facelift - Synthetic and Beyond

    Type
    Blog Post
    ...experiment moving. Happy editing! References and Resources References Hendel, A., Bak, R., Clark, J. et...talk about their precious RNA samples. RNA is inherently less stable than most macromolecules used in ...region of the gRNA. These gRNAs can be cleaved and rendered useless after less than a minute of exposure to...
  18. Clear and Accessible Writing

    Type
    Blog Post
    ...Which is why, at the Society for Neuroscience conference in November 2023, we hosted our very first professional... who is my audience, and what do I want to be different for them when I’m done? What are we trying to ...    Here, this image is being used to convey the difference between a gradient tube before and after ultracentrifugation... For instance, you would present information differently in a poster compared to an online abstract or...
  19. Synthesized by Ginkgo Bioworks, Shared by Addgene: SARS-CoV-2 Plasmids for Many Expression Systems

    Type
    Blog Post
    ...mission. In no situation is this more true than the current global pandemic in which scientists race to find...from Ginkgo Bioworks are available for request? Currently, plasmids containing all SARS-CoV-2 protein coding...requested the plasmid. By leveraging our core strengths of intensive screening and the use of high throughput...Visit our COVID-19 Plasmids and Resources Page! References Fukushi S, Watanabe R, Taguchi F (2008) Pseudotyped...
Showing: 641 - 660 of 1044 results