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TypeBlog Post...were really leader-specific. How is leadership different from good management? Aren't all career skills...because it emphasizes the importance of these very different roles. At any stage in our careers we may be in...boss) that you are ready to try operating in a different role? I think the secret sauce can be summed ...
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Management for Scientists: Giving Feedback
TypeBlog Post...feedback (may be the same as self-assessment or different): Here are the 3 things I would say worked out...you needed? What could I (manager) have done differently? What Can You Learn Going Forward: If you could...could do the thing all over, what would you do differently? Beware of indirect language You must be honest... -
Addgene @ Keystone: Thoughts on Precision Genome Engineering and Synbio
TypeBlog Post...want to offer a huge thanks to all the Addgenies who worked so hard to make this poster, offered suggestions...of the biggest names in the CRISPR-Cas9 field – Jennifer Doudna, Feng Zhang, and Keith Joung. All Addgene... -
Choosing a Good Mentor for Scientists
TypeBlog Post...in this series. Check out Joanne's Reddit AMA Different types of mentors for grad school vs. postdoc Choosing...Choosing an advisor to complete a successful PhD is different from choosing a lab for postdoctoral work. However...think, “Oh, but that won’t happen to me – I am different.” Unfortunately, a bad mentor can be bad news... -
History of CRISPR Cas - A tale of survival and evolution
TypeBlog Post...genes) system. This popular genome engineering tool offers flexibility, multiplexibility, and ease of use....moieties carry out these functions using slightly different Cas proteins and PAM sequences. A total of eight...involves CRISPR/Cas technology? Let us know. References Ishino Y, Hideo, S, Makino K, Mitsuko A, Nakata... -
Bright Monomeric Fluorescent Proteins: mNeonGreen, mTFP1, and mWasabi
TypeBlog Post... are fused to. The researchers constructed 22 different mTFP1 fusions to both the C- and N- termini of...community, please deposit the plasmids at Addgene! References Ai, Hui-wang, et al. "Directed evolution of a... Jennifer Tsang... -
Tetbow: Bright Multicolor Labeling for Neuronal Tracing
TypeBlog Post...combinatorial expression of these three genes with different copy numbers, producing dozens of color hues (... using in utero electroporation. Then at your preferred time points, sacrifice the animals and fix the...website: https://dn-en.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp/ References Cai, Dawen, et al. "Improved tools for the Brainbow... -
Meet the New Addgene Board Members!
TypeBlog Post...diseases. “Today, I am a scientist that helps with different aspects of manufacturing and quality, especially...microRNA-based system for polymerase II-regulated RNA interference. In the first two months since publication, ... Jennifer Tsang... -
Hot Plasmids June 2018 - Reverse transcriptase, nanobody, and protein-DNA interaction tools
TypeBlog Post...enable the conversion of RNA templates to DNA but suffer from several important shortcomings including low... containing an anti-GFP nanobody fused with a different functional element (tyrosine sulfation consensus...APEX2), allowing for quantitative analysis using different detection methods. Since the anti-GFP nanobody... -
Plasmids 101: TOPO Cloning
TypeBlog Post...topoisomerase I (1). If a 5′ hydroxyl group from a different DNA strand comes along, it can attack this covalent...Gel purify your PCR product and incubate it with buffer, Taq and dATPs at 72C for 10-15min. When mixing...may allow you to see colonies within 8 hours. References: 1. Shuman S. "Recombination mediated by vaccinia... -
Intro to Our Summer SciComm Series!
TypeBlog Post...) Science communication, or science writing, refers to the process of communicating science to laypeople...knowledge or interest in STEM subjects; we generally refer to them as the “interested public.” Subscribers ...field-specific terminology or language. This can refer both to terms that are only used in the field and... -
Three Tips for Preventing Viral Plasmid Recombination in Your Samples
TypeBlog Post...will help with the next steps. References and resources References Al-Allaf FA, Tolmachov OE, Zambetti...Choose a restriction enzyme that will give you different band patterns for the recombined vector backbone... -
Antibodies 101: Epitope Tags
TypeBlog Post...Ready to start epitope tagging? References and Resources References Terpe, K., Overview of tag protein...obvious con of GFP is its size – which can possibly interfere with protein function and localization. If you... -
Hot Plasmids: FRET-Based Biosensors
TypeBlog Post...field is a series of fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based calcium biosensors. Perhaps most ...enable observation of the interaction between different molecules like zinc and calcium. Ultimately, Merkx... start using it. For us, it’s like a test.” References Thestrup et al. Optimized ratiometric calcium... -
Celebrate National Book Month with Addgene
TypeBlog Post... - Randall Carter, Contracts Administrator Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong - and the New Research...sometimes we benefit and sometimes we don't." - Jennifer Tsang, Science Communications and Marketing Coordinator...follows an intriguing cast of characters from five different families over several millennia as their paths... -
FlipGFP, a novel fluorescence protease reporter to study apoptosis
TypeBlog Post...developed, such as the Forster resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based executioner caspase reporters. In...in living animals. To do this they modified a different self-assembling split GFP (GFP1-9 and GFP10-11...plasmids for FlipGFP and FlipCherry at Addgene. References Cabantous, Stéphanie, et al. "A new protein-protein... -
The Crispr Babies Saga Shows the Need for Action, Not More Delays
TypeBlog Post...there are two overlapping, valid critiques being offered of He’s work: CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing is not...possibility, safety, and efficacy of the mtDNA transfer options being investigated; A UK regulatory body...self-police” or whether the media and academic conference response to He created a positive feedback loop... -
Creating accessible biology activities in schools with BioBits
TypeBlog Post...are, how complicated (and again, expensive) the different machines are, and how many regulations are in ...advocacy. You can email her at [email protected]. References 1. Huang, Ally, et al. "BioBits™ Explorer: A ...lab techniques Check out our molecular biology reference pages Find plasmids from the BioBits BrightTM ... -
FPbase: A new community-editable fluorescent protein database
TypeBlog Post...sequences and lineages, FRET efficiencies, additional references, etc...) and a more robust database structure...address). One may also simply attach important references that serve to further characterize a protein ...Currently, all submissions also require a DOI referencing primary literature, and every effort is made ... -
Pushing the Limits of DNA Assembly
TypeBlog Post...assembly? In the context of cloning, DNA assembly refers to a method of physically joining multiple fragments...generate the mutation and linearizing your vector (preferably by PCR) for DNA assembly. Further, there is no...assemblies and improvements in these methodologies offer streamlined and simplified alternatives to traditional...