...demand for the related plasmid. Under such circumstances, we would observe this same correlation, but it wouldn...aggregated this much, you can see the 2013 ‘bump’ related to the CRISPR/Cas papers and Addgene deposits, ...Addgene, in contrast to other reasons for the correlation. However, determining this exactly is difficult... remaining difference caused by depositing the related plasmids with Addgene? Probably not all of it. ...still be controlled for. As an example, plasmid-related areas of science could be growing more quickly ...quickly which could also generate this type of correlation. But even with that caveat, it is still suggestive...