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  1. Save Time and Money by Making Your Own Competent Cells

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    ...Addgene, so we need to be cost and time efficient. We do this by making our own competent cells and using ...each new batch of competent cells, don’t forget to do a negative control (plate your cells without adding...
  2. Adenovirus Guide

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    ...double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) genome. Non-enveloped viruses do not have a lipid bilayer surrounding the viral particle...cells for rAdV vector production, as HEK293 cells do not contain E4. Download the Bert Vogelstein’s lab...infection, wild-type adenovirus as well as rAdV vectors do not integrate into the host genome. Instead, they...cell line. Recombinant adenoviral vectors typically do not integrate in the host genome and instead are ...for recombinant adenoviral vector production that do not contain GFP. Recombinant adenoviral vector (rAdV...
  3. Retrovirus Plasmids

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    ...Resource Guide Content last reviewed: 23 October 2025 Do you have suggestions for other plasmids that should...
  4. The Breast Cancer Microenvironment: A Tumor’s Backstage Team

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    ...cells - a rich soup of life encircling the tumor. How do microenvironment enzymes and metabolic reprograming...mediators and improving cancer cells proliferation.  How do microenvironments affect tumor spread and drug resistance...for a tumor to spread and to resist drugs. And to do that, let’s take a look at exosomes. Proficient in...
  5. Viral Vectors 101: Inverted Terminal Repeats

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    ...vector propagation and sequencing a headache. How do I maintain ITR integrity and prevent unwanted mutations... to reduce the risk of plasmid recombination. How do I validate my ITR sequences?  Next-generation sequencing...immediately outside of the ITRs in the plasmid backbone and do not properly assemble, but these sequences can sometimes...
  6. Engaging with science and society at pgEd

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    ... little more about how I ended up at pgEd, what I do there, and how you can set yourself on a path towards... affiliation, and ethnic or personal identity. We do this through a variety of activities, including creating...newspapers, or starting your own blog. Even if you do not end up pursuing a career in science communication...
  7. Uncertainty about Labor Law Brings More Uncertainty to Postdoc Wages

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    ... plans to raise salaries. What are institutions doing after the injunction? We are particularly interested... have found out about what their institution is doing from Future of Research over social media, not from...recommendations, even when a federal mandate encourages them to do so. Immediately after the injunction, as we started...
  8. To Each HIS Own

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    ...of proteins functioning in a variety of ways. How do scientists focus on the activity or function of a...plasmids here! Where should I place the tag and how many do I need? When designing a plasmid containing a polyhistidine...perform assays that they otherwise would not be able to do. We hope that this blog has answered all of your ...
  9. Summer SciComm Series: Cognitive Load

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    ...you have all this knowledge, the question is: How do you know what’s too much (or too little)?  The answer...things aren't working out, adjust the ask.  I used to do a lot of outreach to student groups and being aware...think about everything you’re asking your learners to do, it becomes a lot easier to build successful, accessible...
  10. Transferable Skills Guide: Problem Solving

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    ...fill this gap by both highlighting that researchers do learn MANY transferable skills while working in the...just a question you have about the world. You might do some background research to better understand it ...method to problems in a variety of contexts.  How do you develop problem solving skills? Thankfully, as...
  11. RNA Extraction Without A Kit

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    ...without a kit that outlined several reasons why doing something without a kit has advantages: less plastic...without saying that one should take care whenever doing any type of DNA or RNA purification to avoid contamination...expression. There are several things that researchers can do to combat this issue. First and foremost, be mindful...
  12. Plasmids 101: CcdB - The Toxic Key to Efficient Cloning

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    ...procedure dramatically reduces the number of clones that do not contain the recombinant plasmid and therefore...are identified much more efficiently, as those that do not contain the desired insert should not grow.   ...be present. Most common cloning strains of E. coli do not contain the F plasmid (and are considered F-)...
  13. Teaching an Old DOG New Tricks: Controlling Protein Activity with GFP

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    ...experimental questions, but not having the tools needed to do so. Cepko lab researcher Jonathan Tang wanted to ...mouse lines expressing GFP in specific cell types to do more than just label cells. If GFP could be co-opted...fluorescent proteins dsRed, mCherry, and TdTomato do not induce transcription. Thus, T-DDOGs can be used...
  14. Experimenting in an Open Source lab: from CRISPR to Cats

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    ...technologies and spaces where interested parties can do research. This interest manifested itself in the ... are on the lookout for genome modifications that do not exist in the CGC library but that would be useful..., we have members with a wealth of skills to help do science on the cheap using equipment that would otherwise...
  15. Troubleshooting and Optimizing a Western Blot

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    ...unlikely you’ll be able to do them all for every western blot assay you run. How do you know which steps to...visualize them with a conjugated antibody. If you do not need such precise measurements, you can use a... double ladder on the lefthand side. Whatever you do, be consistent and document it.   Did it work? Save...directly from tissue or supernatant, and you’re doing the purification and cross-adsorption in lab, consider...adjusting your exposure time first, since you can do that without having to re-run the western.  Remember...the data and what level of accuracy you’ll need to do that confidently.  Once you’ve run your western, ...
  16. Developing Transferable Skills During Science Training

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    ... Reddit AMA Here are some concrete things you can do to develop those transferable skills while you are...relies on a division of labor Serve on a committee and do something big like plan a conference Recruit many...
  17. Caltech Systemic Capsids

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    ...mouse strains). AAV-PHP.eC, AAV9-X1.1 and AAV1-X1 do not display strain-specific tropism and can be used...choose the best capsid for your cell type. First, do you want to target CNS or PNS? Then consider...
  18. Guide to Using Pooled Libraries

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    ...and easier to use than genomic libraries, but they do not contain as much regulatory information. To make... Apply library Apply selection, most cells die or do not pass selection (in the case of a reporter) Sort... screen, the goal is to identify those cells that do not survive the selection mechanism. You’ll transduce...
  19. Hassle-free 96-well Format Epitope Tagging Using Cas9 Ribonucleoprotein

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    ...csRNP method is as simple as doing routine PCR assays. Here is a simple to-do-list to follow when planning...Medicine (CRM), Edinburgh. Most commercial antibodies do not work in pull-down assays: Epitope tagging provides...knock-in efficiency (<2% positive by ICC for the tag) or do not see any cells positive for tag insertion, you...et al. 2018), however, if you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me at [email protected]...
  20. Plasmids 101: 5 factors to help you choose the right cloning method

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    ...templates for the cloning process. Time spent actually doing the experiments are also generally comparable so...inexpensive DpnI enzyme. Otherwise you let your E. coli do the work for you. Traditional restriction enzyme ...are never any guarantees, some cloning techniques do tip the scales in your favor. For starters, Golden...
  21. Science communication: 9 Strategies to Get Your Foot in the Door

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    ...Get your voice out there Here’s one thing you can do today: Sign up for a Twitter account. Check out the...happening. 3) Volunteer – Step into science education Do you aim to reach young people? Try networking with...TED-Ed lesson. 6) Network – Mingle with pros Where do you meet like-minded science communicators? Attend...
  22. Antibodies 101: Choosing the Right Isotype

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    ...you, you may wonder which antibody should I pick? Do I go for the rabbit or the mouse? Is mouse IgG1 better...signal strength (Fig. 1). Monoclonal primaries If you do decide on a monoclonal antibody you may wonder, “...immunoglobulins and reduce the background staining but they do not always eliminate the issue (Lu 1998). Consequently...
  23. Plasmids 101: In-house NGS Plasmid Quality Control Now at Addgene

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    ...insertions that could compromise function. When we do find mutations, we check to see if they affect the... confirms that these differences are expected and do not affect plasmid function, we will update information... They also differ from the CPS process in that we do not fully sequence all plasmids in the pool but instead...
  24. Tips for Technical Support Calls

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    ... at this still relatively small nonprofit. If you do go longer than a few days without getting a response...particularly when it comes to technical questions. BUT, I do believe that scientists who contact customer service...Our Frequently Asked Questions Pages Learn What to Do with Your Plasmids Once You Recieve Them Get Help...
  25. Bringing Sustainable Practices to the Lab: Innovations

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    ...environment without sacrificing performance or quality. To do this, we can use the ACT label, which is an eco-nutrition...approach to lab waste is something we all need to do. Remember, it was only 50 years ago that we routinely...
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