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TypeBlog Post...yourself a bit of a break before you read over it again with fresh eyes and correct it (and, believe me,...and I have certainly found that the experience I gained in writing small travel grants to attend conferences...second) you won’t succeed, but you must try, try again. Now, this does not mean that you should apply for...
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5 Tips for Troubleshooting Viral Transductions
TypeBlog Post...50% per freeze thaw cycle (Krajden et al., 1999; Ugai et al., 2002). If the virus will be used in a couple...of ensuring viral production is to perform PCR against components of the viral vector using the harvested...PMID: 10325307. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC84922. 5. Ugai, Hideyo, et al. "Stability of a recombinant adenoviral... -
Experimenting in an Open Source lab: from CRISPR to Cats
TypeBlog Post...probably never use the Illumina GAIIx we recently acquired for sequencing again - it’s too inefficient and...microcontroller and a motor controller and made it spin again! We’ve also learned to be resourceful and to repurpose... -
Transgenic Organisms, Cas9 Gene Drives, and Appropriate Safeguards
TypeBlog Post...spreads through the wild population and immunizes it against the first drive. Laboratories interested in building...question), why not use them whenever applicable?Against this, consider the cost of an accidental release...accidental release could delay real-world applications against scourges such as malaria and dengue for many years... -
Plasmids 101: Protein tags
TypeBlog Post...purification with glutathione, can also protect against proteolysis. That’s one form of instability. Prokaryotes...Good for purification with glutathione; protects against proteolysis, but may reduce solubililty HA YPYDVPDYA... Combo See text TRX MSDKIIHLTD DSFDTDVLKA DGAILVDFWA EWCGPCKMIA PILDEIADEY QGKLTVAKLN IDQNPGTAPK YGIRGIPTLL... -
Rett Syndrome: A History of Research and Therapeutic Outlooks
TypeBlog Post...Brian Kaspar and Steven Gray) and two MECP2 labs (Gail Mandel and Stuart Cobb) to create the Gene Therapy...for precise correction of Rett syndrome mutations. Gail Mandel and her team have shown for the first time...being pursued at Vico Therapeutics, co-founded by Gail Mandel. There are numerous technical challenges ... -
Lab to Office Culture Shock
TypeBlog Post...gut-wrenching, but you can get that feeling of camaraderie again in a non-academic career. You might not be in a ...you still find the idea of not holding a pipette again upsetting, there are ways to get back to the bench...opportunities. You can get your hands in nitrile gloves again! The opportunities are there once you start looking... -
Healthcare Consulting: A Door to the Business of Life Sciences
TypeBlog Post...opportunities. Many thanks for our guest blogger, Gairik Sachdeva! Gairik Sachdeva is a Ph.D. in Bioengineering and...This post was contributed by guest blogger Gairik Sachdeva. Healthcare consulting is a fast-paced field... -
Plasmids 101: Control Plasmids
TypeBlog Post...every experiment, an investigator needs a standard against which the results can be compared; results from...single experiment wherein Plasmid A (encoding shRNA against human Gene X in backbone Y) was transfected into...included as these provide the baseline/standard against which other samples can be compared. The Empty ... -
Antibodies 101: Multiplex Immunofluorescence
TypeBlog Post...secondary antibody that recognizes the primary, wash again, then image. But here’s where the “sequential” part...add the new primary, wash, add secondary, image again, inactivate, and repeat these cycles for all your...yourself. If you can’t find a suitable antibody against your target protein, consider fusing a protein ... -
Antibodies 101: Flow Cytometry
TypeBlog Post...instead of the population as a whole, scientists gain statistical power in their observations. However...receptor are stained with a fluorescent antibody against the receptor and analyzed on a flow cytometer. ...methods. In direct staining, the primary antibody against a target is conjugated to a fluorochrome. In indirect... -
Antibody Validation for Flow Cytometry
TypeBlog Post...approach, which focuses on validating antibodies against markers of the human blood leukocyte populations...on human blood leukocytes, including antibodies against these markers. The 371 CD markers characterized..., and include information on tested antibodies against the target. Helpfully, this also includes clone... -
Congratulations, Deck The Lab winners!
TypeBlog Post...impressive science-themed holiday decorations yet again. This year, we had two different categories: one...his Christmas tree! It is that time of the year again: miniature #Christmas tree goes up at home!This ... -
Top 10 Open Science Developments of 2013
TypeBlog Post...special note as the open science movement continues to gain traction. One way to consider where the open access...Court’s decision to ban gene patents in a case against Myriad, an organization called Free the Data launched... -
Three Tips to Organize Your Lab Notebooks in the New Year
TypeBlog Post...access your tasks on the go Never miss a deadline again. Organize you experiments, keep track of upcoming...labmate? Though electronic lab notebooks (ELNs) have gained traction with pharmaceutical companies, academic... -
Antibodies 101: Fc Effector Functions
TypeBlog Post... antibodies drive an effective immune response against a pathogen. The Fc domain creates a link between...Inhibitory Fc receptors modulate in vivo cytotoxicity against tumor targets. Nat Med. 2000 Apr;6(4):443-6. doi... -
Understanding GPCR Signaling Using TRUPATH
TypeBlog Post...collection provides scientists with a toolkit to gain an understanding of the signaling through the transducerome...facilitating screening across the transducerome, to gain a more complete understanding of a GPCR mediated... -
Addgene's a Nonprofit? Nonprofit Awareness Day 2017
TypeBlog Post...undertake and every service we provide is tested against fulfilling our mission. “Addgene’s nonprofit mission...enabling more scientists in labs all over the world to gain access to new materials and information. Core values... -
Running for Rare Disease, Running for FOP, Running for AJ
TypeBlog Post...Senior Director of Biology, is helping us fight against FOP in two ways. First, Addgene is distributing...plasmids with Addgene and join us in the fight against FOP. Second, Addgene will be hosting the AJ’s Boston... -
Antibody Guide
TypeGuide...developed, the antibodies are collected, tested against the antigen, packaged, and sold. This is the most...unknown Monomer with a valency of 2 IgE Protects against parasites and is responsible for driving allergic... directly to the sdAb, or by using a secondary against a tag, such as His, incorporated in the sdAb. sdAbs...most or all of their extracellular matrix removed. Again, the signaling molecule may be a fluorophore or ...or more conjugated primary antibodies, and wash again. Use controls to identify, or gate, cells by size... validated for a similar assay type) and search again. After filtering, narrow down further by company... a new antibody using the above process and try again. In some cases, it may be preferable to buy small...