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  1. Quick Guide to All Things Lentivirus

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    ... cell from the clinic. The 2nd generation is similar to the first one with the exception that the HIV...must be chosen carefully. Often researchers want a simple set-up where the gene of interest is expressed ...experience in transfection, CaCl2 transfection is a simple and cheap technique that should work well. Quickly...
  2. With an Eye Towards the Future, We Look Back at the March for Science

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    ...pitfalls of accepting alternative facts. Because, similar to scientists, the legacy of each government and..., challenged us. I worried the march would be a simple, unquestioning celebration of science, at a time...research scientist would be a career that could simply cease to exist. But then November hit and panic...
  3. CRISPR Guide

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    ... every genomic target. Due to its comparative simplicity and adaptability, CRISPR rapidly became the most... change the genomic target of the Cas enzyme by simply changing the target sequence present in the gRNA...The requirements for a CRISPR knockout assay are simple. You’ll need a Cas enzyme and a gRNA specific to...AcrVA3.1, which inhibits both Cas12a and Cas3. Similarly, some Acr proteins are specific to a particular...editors are based on cytosine base editors and similarly work by first converting cytidine to uridine. ...repress gene expression in mice and human cells. The simplest dCas9-based activators and repressors consist ...imaging has numerous advantages, including the simplicity of gRNA design, programmability for different...
  4. Antibody Validation for Flow Cytometry

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    ...likely to express the target at a robust level, similar to that in samples of interest. If you are working...   If your protein of interest is expressed at similar levels in your cell lines, you can consider a cell...transiently overexpressed in CHO cells and displayed similar labeling patterns on different primary blood leukocytes...
  5. Cloning

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    ...a single recombination reaction, drastically simplifying the process and reducing the amount of time required...specific recombination sites (in this regard, not so dissimilar from restriction enzyme cloning). To do this ...selection cassettes). Although gateway cloning is a simple and efficient cloning method, gateway vectors and...benefit of Gibson cloning is that it allows for the simple assembly of multiple fragments of DNA in the chosen...Oligonucleotide Stitching Yeast-mediated cloning is very similar in principle to Gibson cloning, but instead of ...the powerful recombination abilities of yeast. Similar to Gibson, this method can efficiently fuse two...
  6. 15 Hot Plasmids from 2017

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    ...protein that enables imaging of two biosensors simultaneously   Researchers in the labs of Michael Lin ...mCyFP1 and EGFP as FRET donors in experiments simultaneously measuring the activities of CaMKII and RhoA...PhoCl between an enzyme and an inhibitor domain similarly allows for control of enzymatic activity. In addition...
  7. The Codon Guide to Synthetic Biology

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    ... of the best ways to learn about a new field is simply to know where to look and how to start. There is...  About the author Niko McCarty is the editor of Asimov Press and is designing a genetic engineering curriculum...
  8. Celebrating the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

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    ...structures demonstrating “the structure is strikingly similar to the design model at atomic resolution” (Kuhlman... design is possible. Although Top7 was designed simply to be stable and novel, the principles that created...
  9. Call for Guest Bloggers

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    ...in the biological sciences and techniques that simplify and expedite research. We recognize, however, ... blog! To sign up to write for the Addgene blog simply email us. We can’t guarantee that all those who...
  10. The Addgene Antibody Data Hub

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    ...application. The submission process is easy, with simple, descriptive fields, drop-down boxes when appropriate...can work through it at your own pace. To submit, simply click "Contribute Data."    Figure 6: Contributing...
  11. Troubleshooting and Optimizing a Western Blot

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    ...ladders are not next to empty wells. Most people will simply load an extra ladder or technical replicate (ie... leftover sample) to fill the relevant wells. Similarly, if you load a gel and then forget to start it...blocking time! Fill the time with smaller tasks, or simply enjoy some well-deserved down time while waiting...
  12. How Do I Place an Addgene Order Using a PO Number?

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    ...Addgene, we try to make the process as smooth and simple as possible. We are the Customer Support Specialists... Placing an order on Addgene’s website is quite simple, even if you’re using a PO number. Follow these...
  13. Inside Addgene's 10 Year Anniversary Gala

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    ... it to fruition. The concept, though relatively simple, changed the course of scientific research. What...of requesting and sharing plasmids has become simplified through Addgene. Looking back, Addgene’s journey...
  14. Tag Your Favorite Yeast Genes with Ease

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    ...cerevisiae and S. pombe. The protocol is surprisingly simple, requiring only a PCR product containing the modifying...ensure that all desired tags have been integrated. Simply design your amplification primers with the desired...
  15. New Norepinephrine Indicators: nLightG and nLightR

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    ...green fluorescent proteins. nLightR did perform similarly to GRABNE, and having both colors allows for increased...AR. Selectivity Norepinephrine and dopamine are similar molecules, and cross-reactivity is a very common...
  16. Tips for Improving Your Next Manuscript

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    ...spent collecting it will have been worthless. But simply writing down your data doesn’t guarantee a publication...welcoming us. Then it was time to work! Set up similarly to the online class, we met as a group for sessions...
  17. Year of the Camelid: Antibody Style

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    ...antibodies in the serum of a camel and soon after found similar antibodies in llamas and alpacas (Figure 1). At...Suitability for in vivo experiments, due to their simple structure    sdAbs in research These advantages...
  18. Fluorescent Biosensors for Measuring Autophagic Flux

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    ...biosensor is the GFP-LC3-RFP-LC3ΔG probe. It’s similar to the mRFP-GFP-LC3 Tandem Fluorescent Protein,...fluorescent protein oligomerization Seeing red: simple GFP photoconversion Light sheet fluorescence microscopy...
  19. Celebrate Open Data Day with Addgene’s AAV Data Hub!

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    ...e.g. titer, injection site, animal strain used). Similar to the goodwill of Addgene plasmid depositors, ...this resource for the community. There are a few simple steps you can take to input your data for sharing...
  20. Antibodies 101: Epitope Availability

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    ...target protein? Epitope Availability The answer is simple: epitope availability. An antibody can only bind...that has been validated for an assay that uses similar sample preparation - for instance, if you cannot...
  21. Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - September 2021

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    ... useful natural materials, such as antibiotics. Simon Moore and Paul Freemont’s lab previously developed..., this cell free system allows for a relatively simple, controlled “one-pot” reaction capable of reproducing...
  22. Comparing Cas9 to NgAgo: Can the Argonautes Best CRISPR?

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    ...problem, Gao et al. searched for Argonaute orthologs similar to TtAgo and PfAgo, another thermophilic Argonaute...variety of mammalian cell lines, with an efficiency similar to that of Cas9. Like Cas9, NgAgo is also able ...
  23. Advice for Moving Into Sales After Your Science Postdoc

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    ... out more than necessary for my interview. The simplest place I could think of to start was “Marketing...about marketing would be to start reading a broad simple overview, learn some jargon and key phrases and...
  24. Hot Plasmids: FRET-Based Biosensors

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    ...Merkx of Technische Universiteit Eindhoven has similar interest in FRET-based sensor proteins, particularly...monitoring calcium versus zinc should require the simple swapping of binding domains, in practice optimizing...
  25. The Power Behind NGS Plasmid Validation: seqWell

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    ...sequencing instruments by enhancing the efficiency and simplicity of library prep. As part of our mission, we’ve...here is that, as more samples are sequenced simultaneously, it gets harder and harder to obtain balanced...
  26. The Importance of High Titer for AAV Transductions

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    ...cell and any individual AAV particle is rare. But simply getting into the cell may not always be enough ... can optimize AAV production. We’ve listed some simple steps you can take below but you should read our...
  27. Visualizing Genomic Loci with CRISPR-Sirius

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    ...a white color. While CRISPRainbow allows for simultaneous visualization of sites on different chromosomes... color detection In order to label two loci simultaneously, Ma and Pederson created another sgRNA containing...
  28. Improving Transduction Efficiency with Exosome AAVs

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    ...produced? Purifying exo-AAVs is actually a bit simpler than the classical purification protocol involving...summary, exo-AAVs seem to target cell types with a similar specifically as conventionally produced AAV particles...
  29. DAP arrays for multiplex gene editing

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    ...prime editing, achieving up to 3-loci MPE with similar high efficiencies, which is scalable for a higher...adeno-associated virus (AAV) and lentivirus, demonstrating simultaneous editing of genes against multiple genetic diseases...
  30. The MTA at Addgene

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    ...agreement, read on!  What is the MTA?  An MTA is simply a contract or agreement that states the terms of...clearly communicated. And that’s where MTAs, and similar agreements, shine.  These types of agreements allow...
  31. Networking Follow-up: I Met a Person. Now What?

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    ... you have something to ask or say. It can be as simple as “it was nice meeting you.” Include follow-up...person on LinkedIn I once helped by answering one simple question so I accepted the connection invitation...
  32. 5 Great Apps for Lab Life

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    ...pocket.   5. +AMINO- by iGreenEarth AMINO is a very simple app that packs important biological information... names have a B, J, X, or Z. Some alternative, similar apps: Findings Lab Notebook Cell Culture Split...
  33. Components of CRISPR/Cas9

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    ...using CRISPR/Cas9 for genome editing, researchers simply need to express a gRNA designed to direct Cas9 ...these arrays, they did not know their functions and simply called the repeated elements “direct repeats” and...
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