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  1. Crowdfight, a Platform to Boost Scientific Collaboration During COVID-19 and Beyond

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    ... lack of credit for small contributions. We strive to eliminate these two barriers, creating a community..., the researchers did not have access to a P3 laboratory (BSL-3), a high-security facility needed to perform...with others than by oneself that prompted us to create Crowdfight.   Figure 1: Crowdfight is a ...  Figure 2: When a researcher needs a collaborator for a specific task, Crowdfight will: 1) Find...collaboration between researcher and expert; 4) Credit all contributions.   Our volunteers are extremely...website. Once curated by our in-house team of collaborators, the requests were forwarded to our volunteer...collaborations can be easily started and easily credited. And nothing stops these one-time favors from ...
  2. Hot Plasmids: Winter 2025

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    ... The authors have deposited AAV plasmids for Cre-dependent and -independent versions that are trafficked...events By Brian O’Neill The Lin Lab and collaborators recently created ASAP5, a faster and more responsive...for its improved kinetics and responsivity in screening ASAP3 variants. B) Electrical and optical recordings...
  3. Tips from the Repository Trenches: Using Barcodes to Track Samples

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    ...is the Laboratory Operations Manager at Addgene.  In addition to helping with daily laboratory operations...through barcoded tubes that are scanned into our Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), a database...deposit. Using barcoded tubes is part of Addgene’s secret to success. It helps us quickly process samples...operations, she also works on improving laboratory efficiency through automation.       More Resource Avaliable...
  4. Tips and Tricks for Using Golden Gate Modular Cloning (MoClo)

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    ... tag; TER, terminator. Created with BioRender.com. The Sainsbury Laboratory Golden Gate Cloning videos...round, due to the decrease in ligation efficiency. To combat this, you can increase the volume of competent...other independently regulated transcription units. Created with BioRender.com.   Planning makes perfect... to any tags or fluorescent markers? If you’re creating a multigene construct, in what position do you...these would be interchangeable between different laboratories. Therefore, choosing acceptor vectors and parts...as well as the restriction enzymes, and it will create the resulting plasmid map and identify any mismatches... from Addgene will most likely arrive in your laboratory as plates of frozen glycerol stocks. It is very...
  5. New CRISPR Tools: Cas7-11 and PASTE

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    ... approach proved a challenge. The old standby of CRE/flp didn’t work – it turns out these tyrosine recombinases.... Eugene Koonin and Kira Makarova, longtime collaborators of Omar and Jonathan and experts in CRISPR evolution...likely do it using Prime editing alongside some creative (and significant!) protein engineering. They combined...insert being “dropped” in the wrong place, while increasing the number of potential applications. But they...
  6. Developing a cold tolerant E. coli using specialized chaperones

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    ...under cold temperatures, and frigid conditions decrease the potential for microbial contamination. Additionally...Acclimatisation To resolve this impasse, our team decided to create a hybrid system where we could incorporate cold-tolerance...of stakeholders from industrial and commercial operators, government agencies, active researchers, as well...The event also featured a seminar on “Tools to increase scientific reproducibility” by Benoit Giquel, ...understanding of the societal ramifications of laboratory science, and how it may best be leveraged for...re always delighted to engage with potential collaborators and interested audiences. Please visit our team...
  7. Addgene’s Viral Service - Why Virus? Why Now?

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    ...sponsored the capital construction of our new BL2+ laboratory and the infrastructure capabilities to produce...our generous, sharing depositors. Over 3,000 laboratories are sharing plasmids (with 16 labs currently...production. Finally, we are blessed to have an incredibly supportive Board of Directors at Addgene. Our...helping thousands of sharing scientists from laboratories all over the world. With this reach and exposure...leadership of Addgene’s co-founder, Melina Fan, we created a new team to push this project forward. The viral...you to the Addgenies who went the extra mile to create this new service. We knew the scientists were waiting...
  8. How to Negotiate a Successful Lab Start Up Budget

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    ...goals and the resources. Instead of creating a start up budget, create a start up list.  In this post we...assisting research scientists create productive and manageable laboratory environments. His business skills...award by giving you step by step instructions on creating a budget, making decisions based on that budget...budget, and negotiating in regards to the budget. Creating a budget We start by using your research specific...budgetary needs from your experimental goals. When creating your budget, you should take the following steps... that timeline Avoid writing down prices as you create your list. This helps to ensure that all of the...list from your current P.I., lab manager, or administrator containing all of the materials that you’ve ...
  9. Transferable Skills Guide: Identifying Your Transferable Skills

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    ...teamwork, communication, writing, management, and creativity; I have developed these skills through school...you possess because any potential employers, collaborators, or co-workers want to know that you are a well-rounded...not just “do the job”. When they ask about your creativity, your potential manager wants to hear a specific... job market, it is the transferable skills that create a full package and add an extra shine to your work...situation? Maybe you demonstrated empathy for a collaborator or co-worker and showed that you really understood...resolution Organization Leadership Problem Solving Creativity Data analysis Listening Negotiation Career Planning...Resources Cross team communication  External collaborators For further advice on highlighting your transferable...
  10. Plasmid-based Recombinant Monoclonal Antibodies: What They Are and Why You Should Be Excited About Them

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    ...purification.  Academic laboratories and companies have already begun creating plasmids encoding affinity...), Antibodies: a Laboratory Manual, 2nd Edition. 2104. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Publications, New... 2017). In vitro selection allows scientists to create antibodies to targets that may not work well in...open plasmid sharing, the CRISPR community has created hundreds of useful variants of Cas9. By providing...
  11. CRISPR 101: Ribonucleoprotein (RNP) Delivery

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    ...gRNA.  While this methodology has proven to be incredibly valuable to scientists, there are some potential...available by both the Jacob Corn and Alex Schier laboratories. Delivering Cas9-gRNA ribonucleoproteins  An...and purification, which will require additional laboratory reagents, equipment, and expertise. Final thoughts...production of the Cas9 protein and a gRNA in your laboratory, once these have been acquired, genomic editing...Harrington, Lucas B., et al. "A thermostable Cas9 with increased lifetime in human plasma." Nature Communications8.1...
  12. The CRISPR Software Matchmaker: A New Tool for Choosing the Best CRISPR Software for Your Needs

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    ... CRISPR system was involved. Today, that same laboratory enjoys a successful edit rate of over 90% in ...is a significant hurdle made worse by an ever increasing marketplace. Since 2013 about 11 tools have been...the user is expected to interact with the tool (a screen shot and overview of the table can be found above.... For this reason I generally recommend that laboratories that have already attempted several CRISPR experiments...above or, even better, first-hand knowledge from laboratories employing CRISPR on the same organism could ...re engaged in heavy CRISPR design (I’m talking screens and/or very large genomes), then it is worthwhile...
  13. 28 Hot Plasmid Technologies from 2015

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    ...MuLE) system from the laboratory of Ian Frew simplifies the process of creating complex polycistronic ...upon these findings by screening for additional activation domains that increase the expression of target...Synchronization of secretory protein traffic in mammalian cells The journey of secretory proteins, from their... mutagenized and screened for speed and voltage sensitivity. This hierarchical screen led to the generation...has modified the RNA-guided CRISPR-Cas9 system to create a tool that is quick, versatile, and robust. Dubbed...adopt basic biological concepts and employ them in creative and innovative ways. The principle of protein ...molecule imaging and inducible gene expression by creating the SunTag system. The SunTag system, named after...
  14. Stem Cell Models for Disease & Open Science: Interview with Darrell Kotton

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    ...without exclusivity. Chapter 11: The Stem Cell Bank (CReM Bank) at the Center for Regenerative Medicine and... a member of the Addgene board of directors - increasing open source sharing and helping us stick to our...Medicine and in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. He attends in the Medical Intensive...NIH-funded Principle Investigator in the Kotton Laboratory and is the founding Director of the Center for...
  15. Luminescent Imaging with Nano-lanterns

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    ...Since their first publication in 2012, the Nagai laboratory has assembled a collection of multicolored nano-lanterns...emitted yellow-green light and exhibited 3-5 fold increased brightness over previous BRET probes, with sufficient...injected intravenously with coelenterazine, with increased sensitivity and faster imaging compared to previous... Nano-lanterns and your experiments The Nagai laboratory has a done a wonderful job characterizing Nano-lanterns... reporter genes for endogenous protein fusions created using CRISPR/Cas9. eNLs offer high luminescent ...
  16. CRISPR Between the Genes: How to Experiment with Enhancers and Epigenomics

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    ... the notation works? The + operator denotes intersection and the – operator denotes set difference. That...CRISPR screen to disrupt these enhancers. The third and final step is to conduct our CRISPR screen. We start... the marvel of DNA compaction, an enhancer can increase the expression of a gene that is millions of base...stem cells, and conclude with a targeted CRISPR screen that can disrupt these enhancers. A real-world ...that have NANOG binding sites 2. Design a CRISPR screen to target and disrupt the NANOG enhancers 3. CRISPR...you’re interested in designing your own CRISPR screens for enhancers, check out the Appendix. Conclusion...precision medicine. We can apply this knowledge to create targeted disease therapies with minimal side-effects...
  17. CRISPR Activation: A Practical Guide

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    ...in therapeutics, as it can increase gene expression at certain loci to create changes in phenotypes. For... storm. While Cas9 has been most widely used to create specific edits in DNA, there has also been significant...inducible upon environmental triggers. This is done by creating a split dCas9 protein that can reassemble when...the best uses for Cas9 activators is in genetic screening. gRNAs targeting every gene in the human genome.... This larger scale of activation allows for exploratory-based research as well. For example, CRISPRa ...interactions. Additionally, large scale CRISPR-based screens can be used to gain insight into protein structure...of the Addgene Scientific Advisory Board. His laboratory at Columbia University is focused advancing scientific...
  18. Science communication: 9 Strategies to Get Your Foot in the Door

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    ...of Science Writers How to create a successful science blog  5) Get creative – Bring your knacks into ...Schmidt, a Marie Curie Fellow at The Sainsbury Laboratory. Are you a science student or early career researcher... live sketches at conferences like @ATJCagan or create agar art with colorful microbes? Try your hand ...Science communication is my way of living out my creative side. My newest, exciting endeavor is starting...bananas as a Marie Curie Fellow at The Sainsbury Laboratory. She is passionate about science communications...
  19. Cloning Mammalian Cells with the Agarose Method

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    ...specific genes. Many years ago, people in the laboratory became frustrated with using glass cloning rings...sterile truncated pipet tips. Indeed, an experienced operator can pick 48 clones from a 10 cm dish in 15- 20...amount of agarose/DMEM should be proportionately increased). For some cells, add a drop of serum to aid in...up, most will eventually grow within a week. We screen the wells in groups as they become confluent, taking...important to have a functional assay in place to screen your clones. Depending on the protein, we have ...SH-SY5Y cells, as these cells did not seem to form discrete colonies but constantly migrated away from each...either initially, or using secondary biological screens. For example, for cancer researchers, if growth...
  20. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Aptamer Fluorophores

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    ...Jaffrey’s laboratory took advantage of their deep knowledge of the nature of GFP fluorescence to create an improved...and Carrot, and further means to increase aptamer stability and decrease background in vivo. The nature ...enrichment (SELEX), some 1010 oligonucleotides could be screened for their affinity to a wide range of non-nucleotide... visualization techniques. In addition, their incredible versatility opens aptamers for use in many entirely...aptabeacons (or aptatags) were born. Aptabeacons can be created in many different ways, but the general premise...that bound the compound malachite green (MG) to create a non-protein based visualization technique. Ultimately... RNA aptamer that would bind the fluorogen and increase its fluorescence, essentially mimicking GFP.  ...
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