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  1. CRISPR Challenges: Standardization and Homology Directed Repair

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    ...Delivery The RNP delivery method consistently leads to high on-target editing and low off-target editing rates...SpCas9 The closer your edit is to the PAM site, the higher the efficiency of HDR repair. Check out this post...post to see if an engineered Cas9 variant might work for your experiment. PITChing MMEJ as an Alternative...
  2. What Do I Do Now? Academic v. Non-Academic Career Decisions

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    ...surprisingly more rigorous in industrial settings Tight (sometimes impossible) timelines—others are usually... <- Can move between the two (helps to know the right people) -> How can you make a decision about ...interests and passions is another great way to shed light on what paths to pursue. Spend some time really ...
  3. 10 Great Guest Posts We're Thankful For

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    ...’d like to show our gratitude on the blog by highlighting some of the great posts written by Addgene depositors...to activate neurons and neuronal pathways using light and chemicals respectively. Didem Goz Aytruk from...
  4. Viral Vectors 101: Parts of the AAV Transfer Plasmid

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    ...their secondary structure, palindromic nature, and high GC content. This instability can cause partial loss...through ITRs due to their secondary structure and high GC content, but some companies now offer Sanger ...example, CAG is a strong promoter that drives very high, ubiquitous expression, while the human synapsin...
  5. Meet the New Addgene Board Members!

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    ...Baradaran says.  Baradaran’s path to science began in high school. “I had a great chemistry teacher in 10th...medicines can have on human health. As a teenager in high school, I knew that this is what I wanted to do,...ClonTracer Barcoding Library, a library that “enables the high-resolution tracking of more than 1 million cancer...
  6. Celebrate Open Data Day with Addgene’s AAV Data Hub!

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    ...and it is under copyright, you will need to obtain written approval from the copyright owner and will ...treatment conditions like drugs (Chemogenetics) or light (Optogenetics) to activate receptors? If you’re ...
  7. Multifunctional Neural Fibers: Modulation from Gut to Brain

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    ...the ‘bells and whistles’ – including microscale light emitting diodes, thermal sensors, and microfluidic...channels. These features enable the fibers to emit light for optogenetic purposes, measure temperature, study...construct expressing channelrhodopsin 2 (ChR2), a blue light sensitive cation channel, fused to mCherry to the...
  8. Fluorescent Biosensors for Measuring Autophagic Flux

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    ...Keima accumulates in autolysosomes, this ratio is high. When untargeted, Keima can be used to measure bulk...autophagy-related microtubule-associated proteins 1A/1B light chain 3B, or LC3. LC3 is a commonly used marker ...oligomerization Seeing red: simple GFP photoconversion Light sheet fluorescence microscopy Resources on Addgene.org...
  9. Summer SciComm: Science Storytelling

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    ...makes them want to know more. This could be by outright stating the big-picture problem, by asking your...science storytelling. You can introduce your results right at the beginning of your communication, use conflict...storytelling options, and they all can be effective in the right circumstances.   However, in the midst of all these...
  10. 5 Uncommon Ways to Gain Career Skills During an Uncommon Time

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    ...forward. Here are a few out-of-the-box ideas that might jump start your learning. 1. Create a peer mentoring...what’s a scientist to do with no live audience in sight? You could do a talk virtually for your peer mentoring...university or use your current contacts to ask who they might suggest you speak with. See this post that’s all...
  11. Learning Technical Skills at a Lab Central Workshop

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    ...but thought we could learn a little bit more about high throughput DNA prepping by trying out NEB’s new ...generating a wide range of insert sizes and also produced high yields of quality libraries from small amounts of...summarize my experience in my first blog post! I highly recommend doing the same if you ever go to a workshop...
  12. Visualizing Translation at the Single Molecule Level

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    ...determine genome-wide translational frequency. Although highly useful, this technique requires extensive sample... nucleus to bind cognate untranslated mRNAs. The high specificity and resolution of this system are achieved...SunTag Catch up on Your GFP Background Choose the Brightest Fluorescent Protein Resources on Addgene.org ...
  13. How Dry Ice Affects Viral Vector Sample pH & How to Avoid It

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    ...viral samples. Read on to learn how aqueous samples might be affected by dry ice, and specifically how dry... removing the caps, incubating the tubes in an upright position for 30 seconds, and then recapping the...to prevent any pH change, as we still observed a slight change in pH (from 7.4 to 6.8). It’s possible that...
  14. With Our New Viral Service, We're Taking CRISPR Further!

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    ...as virus? “Like all things in science, getting a high titer Cas9 lentivirus prep takes a bit of time and...lentivirus, we are providing lentiviral preps containing highly requested gRNAs including those targeting EGFP,...library has retained gRNA representation, produce high titer lentivirus from the library, ensure gRNA representation...
  15. Four Factors that Differentiate the Stem Cell Field

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    ...Director of Biology, Lianna Swanson, suggested that I might be able to attend the 10 Years of iPSCs Symposium...or tertiary, or non-existant). On the very first night of the iPSC symposium, a panel of thought leaders...Resources on the Addgene Blog Learn about Efforts to Fight Rare disease with iPSCs Read About Addgene's Outreach...
  16. Why and how to start studying chromatin (with Addgene's help)

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    ...this context, but also specifically study it. They might be researching enhancer elements that control the...research describe the production of plasmids that might be useful for your work. The links below direct ...techniques, the posts below may steer you in the right direction! CAPTURE-ing Chromatin Interactions: Using...
  17. Screening for Successful Genome Editing with Digital PCR

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    ...of mutant target (as low as 20 pg or 0.02%) in a high background of wild type targets. Comparatively, ...M. A Digital PCR-Based Method for Efficient and Highly Specific Screening of Genome Edited Cells. PLoS...PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4735761. 6. Fu, Y. et al. High-frequency off-target mutagenesis induced by CRISPR-Cas...
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