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TypeBlog 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...
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Plasmids 101: Yeast Vectors
TypeBlog Post...widely utilized across many different cell types and each one requires different elements for vector propagation...Instead, the size and A-T content of the DNA (apparently independent of a known specific sequence) dictate...auxotrophic markers and includes the associated references. Yeast selection marker What does the marker... -
Form Your Own Peer Mentoring Group: A How-To Guide for Scientists
TypeBlog Post...formal mentoring program at my company, but there weren't enough senior people willing to step up and be ...hundreds of mentoring groups through my work with the renowned Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA) Boston...commitment of a formal mentoring relationship or there aren’t enough senior mentors available to go around. My...these criteria. If you can, include people from different labs, departments or organizations as it brings... -
Kiran Musunuru on the Newest TALEN Genome-Editing System
TypeBlog Post...stem cells edited to carry mutant versions of 15 different disease-associated genes. Addgene spoke to Musunuru...mutations. Once that's done in stem cells, we can differentiate those mutant and wild type stem cells into any...all have the mutations but they will also have different genetic backgrounds. It becomes more of an apples-to-oranges...suggest TALENs may be cleaner than CRISPR/Cas9. Reference: Quirong Ding et al. "A TALEN genome-editing system... -
RANbodies: Reporter Nanobody Fusions
TypeBlog Post...antibodies Conventional antibodies are a non-renewable reagent - Their production requires animal sacrifice...produce - Hybridomas offer an alternative and renewable source of monoclonal antibodies, but they are ... their use. Each RANbody is detectable by two different tags: a reporter and an HA tag. The reporter comes... link to its sequence in the comments below. References Sanes, J.R., & Yamagata, M. (2018). Reporter-... -
Oh, The Places You Can Go: Careers in Science Communication - Writing for a Research Institute
TypeBlog Post...SciComm by doing SciComm Writing had always been a strength of Susan’s, but she didn’t know if she liked science... of a team.” It took her two years to find her current position at Fred Hutch because her skill set wasn...connections she made through this program lead to her current job. “One of my colleagues in the class was like...Hutch magazine. Getting pulled in all of these different directions is sometimes at odds with the space... -
Lighting Up Cell Signaling with Photoswitchable Kinases
TypeBlog Post...but where the kinases are located, their signal strength, and how long their signals last all impact transduction... or “on.” Dronpa’s color thus indicates MEK1’s current state (Green when off, dark when on). Figure 1...function of the protein and pdDronpa are preserved. References 1. Zhou, Xin X., Linlin Z. Fan, Pengpeng Li, ...28232577. Figures 2-4 were modified from this reference. 2. Regot, Sergi, Jacob J. Hughey, Bryce T. Bajar... -
RNA Extraction Without A Kit
TypeBlog Post...extra care when performing RNA extraction. RNA is inherently not as stable as DNA- it is single stranded and...ultracentrifuge. Figure 1: An outline of the different steps in RNA extraction. Researchers at the... Reagent®, RNAzol®, QIAzol® and sold by many different companies). TRIzol® is an all-in-one acid-guanidinium-phenol... ensure DNA contamination is not an issue. References Allewell NM, Sama A (1974) The... -
Transferable Skills Guide: Public Speaking
TypeBlog Post...sixty seconds of silence–but it was thorough and coherent. To be honest, if my paper hadn’t been ridiculously...to stop talking until I could present something coherent or to quickly string together all the words that...screeching feedback. You’re muted on Zoom. Your video conferencing software freezes and then crashes. You’re muted... a clear, informative presentation, speak at conferences, or even just provide quick updates during a ... -
To Each HIS Own
TypeBlog Post...if you need a very pure sample. Because binding strength is proportional to the length of the tag, with...Antibodies.) Unfortunately, for some proteins there just aren’t any good antibodies available. In these cases, ...antibody posts from our blog! Resources and References Resources on addgene.org Addgene Antibody Guide...ChIP Antibodies 101: Introduction to Antibodies References Hochuli E, Bannwarth W, Döbeli H, Gentz R and... -
What's New in CRISPR - November 2021
TypeBlog Post...mammalian systems has been in question. Three different labs have recently published work that provides... gene activation and base editing, whereas a different set of mutations (the “V3.1” version) works best...miniature Cas system that utilizes a Cas12f from a different species, Acidibacillus sulfuroxidans, AsCas12f1...of up to 10kb but it is also capable of coding concurrent small insertions to allow in-frame deletions ... -
Celebrating 15 Years of Scientific Sharing
TypeBlog Post... vector team is publishing research, hosting conferences, and are expanding our catalog of materials to...appearance and functionality are happening and this strengthens our image in the world. Addgene is now as much...practices and benefits and these are making a difference. We serve scientists around the globe and our...Thanks to all the Addgenies and congratulations to current and alumni Addgenies on our success. Thanks to ... -
Giving gRNAs a Facelift - Synthetic and Beyond
TypeBlog 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... -
Enhancing CRISPR Targeting Specificity with eSpCas9, SpCas9-HF1, & HypaCas9
TypeBlog Post...the target strand and the gRNA. Created with BioRender.com. To decrease the electropositivity of the...mutations). Although the precise mutations were different than those found in eSpCas9, the effect on specificity...and/or therapeutic settings. Will combining the different mutations found in each of these great tools further...continued improvements in genome engineering! References 1. Slaymaker, Ian M., et al. "Rationally engineered... -
Writing Scientific Manuscripts: Literature Searching, Reading, & Organizing
TypeBlog Post...scientific manuscript will require numerous other references to scientific literature to substantiate the ...literature related to the topic. Finding reliable references and sorting out what they mean is no small task...focus in on a particular conclusion. Many papers aren’t always written this way and there is a greater ...inspiration and accountability. There are a few different ways to automate the process as well. Sign up ... -
CRISPR 101: Targeting Non-Coding RNAs with CRISPR/Cas9
TypeBlog Post...without permanently altering the DNA, CRISPR interference (CRISPRi) and CRISPR activation (CRISPRa) are...study ncRNA, CRISPR systems offer a number of different options. By carefully considering your ncRNA of... you more about its function. Resources and references Resources on addgene.org Addgene's CRISPR Guide... CRISPR enzymes for transcriptome engineering References Jinek M, Chylinski K, Fonfara I, Hauer M, Doudna... -
Making CRISPR Plasmids Using Fragmid
TypeBlog Post...CRISPR experiment. Happy cloning! References and Resources References McGee, A. V., Liu, Y. V., Griffith...chosen because of their broad applicability in different model systems. What’s the error rate? The Doench...Table 1 has a list of Fragmid destination vectors currently available. Table 1: Fragmid destination vectors... -
Lab Automation at Addgene
TypeBlog Post... one. As a starting point, I would recommend conferences like Lab Robotic Interest Group (LRIG). There...customizability. It has a large deck that can house many different types of devices. As long as a device fits on ... Software for Biology Tips from the Repository Trenches: Using Barcodes to Track Samples Resources at...video library Check out our molecular biology reference pages ... -
Plasmid-based Recombinant Monoclonal Antibodies: What They Are and Why You Should Be Excited About Them
TypeBlog Post... we haven’t even imagined yet. References and Resources References Andrews NP, Boeckman JX, Manning ...consist of a mixture of antibodies recognizing many different epitopes. (Middle) Monoclonal antibodies produced... Trimmer JS, Görnemann J, Glanville J, Wolf P, Frenzel A, Wong J, Koh XY, Eng H-Y, Lane D, Lefranc M-P... -
Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - January 2021
TypeBlog Post... recombinase/photodimer pairs. Created with BioRender.com In their recent ACS Synthetic Biology publication...fold more photostable and as bright to mVenus, the parent YFP, and is the most photostable YFP to date. As...and reduced RNA-off target footprint compared to current N-terminal linked SaCas9 ABE variants. It's also...specific tight affinity glutamate sensor from the Loren Looger Lab now available in AAV1. Get GFAP.SF-iGluSnFR.A184S-AAV1...