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TypeBlog Post...makeover In 2007, LIC received an important update, courtesy of Addgene depositor Stephen Elledge. His new ...fragments without the need for specific restriction sites or DNA ligase! This post was originally written...
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Targeted Mutagenesis with EvolvR
TypeBlog Post...site of interest, which nCas9 nicks and then dissociates from. PolI3M then binds the nicked DNA, and extends..., where it nicks its target DNA (left). Cas9 dissociates and PolI binds (middle) and extends from the ... -
Sharing is Caring: But How to Distribute Open Hardware?
TypeBlog Post...security-critical bugs, and contribute to constant updates of the software. In hardware, this process is often...are as follows: Detailed documentation, which facilitates the reproduction of the structure in a similar... -
Plasmids 101: Screens vs. Selections
TypeBlog Post...small molecule realm is typically not feasible to test in any given screening experiment. Thus, a limited...require there to be a culture condition which eliminates manipulations that do not affect the function... -
Antibodies 101: ChIP
TypeBlog Post... Fig. 1: Schematic overview of ChIP. Image courtesy of Shengliu via Wikicommons. Okay, let’s...celebrating a successful ChIP experiment! Image courtesy of https://www.wannapik.com/ Even though... -
Hot Plasmids - February 2022
TypeBlog Post...2: comparison of Cas 9 vs. Cas 12a expression cassettes when encoding multiple guides. While two guides... and fusion proteins, such as Cas9 and Cas12a, creates challenges for in vivo delivery and cell engineering... -
GPCRs: How Do They Work and How Do We Study Them?
TypeBlog Post...parts: the receptor itself and the G-proteins it associates with. Receptor: GPCRs are also known as seven...transducing receptors in the brain they are ideal candidates for use in chemogenetics. To create chemogenetics... -
Behind the scenes: Addgene’s new search engine and more
TypeBlog Post... including the recent homepage and search tool updates. Now, let’s take a look at the least visible part...behind Addgene’s new search Like millions of other websites, we built our new search engine atop Elasticsearch... -
OCaMP: A New Calcium Indicator for Neural Imaging
TypeBlog Post...Better performance = better data In side-by-side tests with popular red and yellow GECIs, OCaMP shows: ...events are indicated below the trace; asterisk indicates a single AP. B) Averaged fluorescence responses... -
Clear and Accessible Writing
TypeBlog Post...supernatant through each layer. The right panel illustrates a gradient tube before and after ultracentrifugation...ultracentrifugation. The viral supernatant migrates through increasingly dense layers until the macromolecule density... -
Viral Vectors 101: Inverted Terminal Repeats
TypeBlog Post...sequence containing transcription factor binding sites can increase transgene expression and transduction...validate ITR sequences as these enzymes cut at known sites within the ITR. However, small deletions and point... -
Pooled CRISPR Libraries Offer Genome-Wide Control for Large-Scale Functional Screens
TypeBlog Post...activate all 20,000 genes, it is not possible to test each one and make sure it’s working. You can only...resistant to treatment with a BRAF inhibitor. (The test was the perfect complement for one conducted earlier... -
Optogenetics Guide
TypeGuide...References Introduction The field of optogenetics integrates optics and genetic engineering to measure and...photocurrent compared to CrChR2 450 ChETA E123T mutation; creates faster kinetics but reduces photocurrent amplitude...msec (hChR2) to “long lasting,” e.g. seconds to minutes with stable step-function opsins (SSFOs). Opsin...flavin mononucleotide as its chromophore, and phosphorylates the transcriptional activator FixJ in the absence... -
Oh, The Places You Can Go: Careers in Science Communication - Writing for a Research Institute
TypeBlog Post...communication journey started with something unexpected: termites. “I was really interested in the evolution of ... science writing. She decided to start a blog to test it out and discovered she not only loved science... -
Addgene: The First Twenty Years
TypeBlog Post...theaters, the Razr was the hottest phone on the market, and two new websites, Facebook and Gmail, were ... -
Plasmid Tools for Microbiome Studies
TypeBlog Post...and isolated with antibiotic selection. The team tested this system in vitro and in vivo. They identified...fluorescent proteins into one bright particle that segregates into one cell during cell division. To achieve... -
Viral Vectors 101: An Introduction to AAV
TypeBlog Post...express genes or gene sets over 4.7 kb. Co-infection rates for AAVs are generally high enough for this approach... guest blogger Didem Goz Ayturk with edits and updates from Addgenies Karen Guerin and Susanna Stroik.... -
The time and cost required to make a plasmid
TypeBlog Post...reagents and consumables, especially for things like plates and gels, which either don’t scale or have limited...my ability to tell. But even from these rough estimates, it’s clear that community engagement with and... -
Summer SciComm Series: Cognitive Load
TypeBlog Post...load The Wikipedia definition of cognitive load states: “cognitive load refers to the used amount of working...even the most enthusiastic of learners. What contributes to cognitive load? Everything! Here are some... -
Antibodies 101: Secondary Antibodies
TypeBlog Post...idea of the basics of immunoimaging. A scientist conjugates an antibody with a signaling molecule, the antibody...secondary antibodies on hand and use them to easily test different antibodies or different signaling molecules...