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  1. Quick Guide to Working with Drosophila Part 2: Controlling Gene Expression in Flies with Gal4/UAS

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    July 21, 2017, 12:48 p.m.
    ...saves you from having to create a new fly line every time you want to express YFG in a new tissue type (more... new fly with hedgehog under a new promoter each time a new hypothesis is tested. Controlling multiple...running with fly lines that are already available, sometimes you’ll have to make your own. In my next post,...process of generating your own fly lines. In the meantime, be sure to browse the publication references ...expression systems in Drosophila: A synthesis of time and space, Trends Genet. 20, 384–391 (2004). PubMed...
  2. Addgene Depositors Get More Citations

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    April 20, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...adjust our estimates based on the journal that published the articles.  That is, we re-estimate the citations...plasmids deposited at Addgene – typically about four times as many as papers without plasmids deposited with... This is also true for other journals, so our estimates now take into account any differences in citations...deposited at Addgene still accrue on average 2 to 3 times as many citations as other papers in the same journals...
  3. Virtual Science Conference Coming Up? Three Addgenies Share Their Experience

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    June 30, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...costs, and time away from home. You can choose your level of involvement and how much time you want to... biggest differences: you don't have to build in time between sessions. “At big conferences, you could... upvoted question.”If the Q&A session ran out of time, the speaker could continue to answer questions ...waiting for a session to start. “There was not much time to network,” Zhang says. “The schedule was pretty...
  4. What Good Citizenship Can Do for Reproducibility in Science

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    Nov. 7, 2019, 2:18 p.m.
    ... we hear about issues with reproducibility, time and time again, the problem comes down to inadequate ... the same result. So, then they end up investing time that they thought would be moving forward instead...lucky and manage to escape, but you’ve lost a lot of time. It doesn’t have to be this way. We can never completely...paper is the one that you need to spend the least time on—just put down a basic outline and refer back ...
  5. Fluorescent Protein Travel Awards - Protein Variants, a Serotonin Sensor, and an Artificial Leaf Replica System

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    June 4, 2019, 1:02 p.m.
    ... misfolding. But measuring variants one at a time is time consuming and unscalable.  Melissa Chiasson,...several rounds of dose and drug adjustments. Unger ultimately hopes that medical professionals can genotype...it study bacterial population dynamics with the TIMER growth rate bioreporter. During protein maturation...simultaneously monitor cell cycle and growth rate using TIMER and an unstable fluorescent protein reporter under...
  6. FlipGFP, a novel fluorescence protease reporter to study apoptosis

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    May 21, 2019, 12:10 p.m.
    ...the degradation of over 600 cellular components ultimately leading to cell fragmentation and death (Elmore...approximately 20 fold by directed evolution. They then optimized the length of both linkers to generate a reporter...and detected fluorescence within 2 to 5 hours, a time consistent with previous methods. In zebrafish, ...embryo development. GFP fluorescence increased over time and showed a clear pattern in the developing forebrain...Failure for cells to die or cells dying at the wrong time and/or place can lead to an array of diseases and...
  7. Antibodies 101: Buffers, Storage, and Conjugates

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    Feb. 1, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ...or if you'll be going through small aliquots at a time, the -20°C is your best option, in aliquots no smaller...experiment you’re planning to run with the antibodies time-sensitive, using precious samples, or being compared...reaction. For instance, sodium azide, a common antimicrobial agent added to buffers, can bind to amine groups... of 0.01% w/v can be used as an alternative antimicrobial.  Conjugates And HRP brings us handily to the...for an experiment is easy, but what about those times you need more than one?   Multiplex assays Multiplex...
  8. Viral Vectors 101: Biosensors

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    July 6, 2023, 1 p.m.
    ...are powerful tools to measure real-time cellular reactions to stimuli and as well as changes in cellular...analyte present in the system at a given point in time. For example, if ATP was the molecule of interest... sensors are fluorescence-based and have been optimized for a wide-range of uses to monitor the fundamental...systems, rather than transiently overexpressing at the time of use. Another great viral perk for delivery is...
  9. Synthesized by Ginkgo Bioworks, Shared by Addgene: SARS-CoV-2 Plasmids for Many Expression Systems

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    May 19, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...promoter driving multiple combinations of WT, codon optimized, untagged, cleavage sites (thrombin and TEV), ... coding genes, tags, truncations, and codon optimizations similar to those found in the bacterial expression...plasmids Finally a set of wild type and codon optimized, full length and truncated versions of SARS-CoV... scientists without performing the full suite of time consuming, costly, and laborious QC for all several...re glad to be able to do so during this critical time. Visit our COVID-19 Plasmids and Resources Page!...
  10. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Luciferases

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    July 22, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...bioluminescence is the firefly. Along with charming nighttime displays, these insects have contributed an important...Bioluminescent reporters require a chemical substrate (and sometimes cofactors) to be provided and are generally dimmer...change the wavelength of light they emit or to optimize their expression in mammalian systems. Our luciferase...American firefly (Photinus pyralis) Natural or codon-optimized 562 61 Luciferin ATP No Sea pansy (Renilla reniformis...Pyrophorus plagiophthalamus) Natural or codon-optimized 613 (luciferin),730–743 (analogs) 64 Luciferin...
  11. Pooled CRISPR Libraries Offer Genome-Wide Control for Large-Scale Functional Screens

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    Feb. 24, 2015, 7:50 p.m.
    ...the number of genes that can be manipulated at one time. Weissman’s group has made standard protocols available...available and they are working to further optimize those now. They are also developing sgRNAs that will...there is potential there,” he says. "We have to optimize how we can deliver these tools because obviously...mouse, we can’t rely on genetic engineering to optimize humans for CRISPRi and CRISPRa.” Before considering...information about SAM, including a tool for getting optimized guide sequences for activating any human gene,...
  12. How to Make Friends and Meet People at a Scientific Conference

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    Aug. 7, 2014, 1:58 p.m.
    ...course, real relationships go further and grow over time, but being interested in the same phosphate of your...connections What can you do to get the most from the time and money you are spending on a conference? One ... onsite and eat together because scientists have time to really connect with others whose company they...yourself. Put your phone away! This is a natural time to meet someone since you are both interested in...promised to send a paper, send it. If you had a nice time, send a note to say so. If you read a paper that...
  13. Antibodies 101: Affinity Reagents

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    April 14, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ... research and clinical applications. Most of the time, when someone speaks about an affinity reagent, ...large enough that their bulk can be a barrier at times. Smaller, slimmer affinity reagents can have deeper...have them, you’ll need to either re-develop or re-optimize your assay for an entirely new affinity reagent...reagents you use, one thing is clear: it’s an exciting time to be a scientist looking for that perfect fit!  ...References Grumezescu, A. M. (2018). Drug targeting and stimuli sensitive drug delivery systems. Elsevier Science...
  14. Transferable Skills Guide: Public Speaking

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    April 20, 2023, 4 p.m.
    ...sets in. Most of the time, that’s enough–but if it’s not, I can always take more time to check my notes!...share what I've learned along the way. Own your time When I was an undergrad, I was assigned a paper ...lesson: Your presentation will be better if you take time when you need it, rather than trying to push through...resources on the Addgene blog Transferable Skills Guide: Time Management Transferable Skills Guide: Conflict Resolution...
  15. Supporting Rare Disease Research with the 2020 BeHEARD Awards

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    Sept. 8, 2020, 2 p.m.
    ...developmental delays or autism spectrum disorder. It is estimated that CTD is the second cause of male intellectual...psoriasis is a chronic autoinflammatory skin disease estimated to affect 0.27 to 4.6 per 10,000 people globally...of the aorta) are two heart defects that are 50 times more prevalent in women with TS. “The goal of our... bicuspid aortic valve at a rate that is 50-100 times higher than women in the general population,” says... the signalosome of different receptors upon stimulation. “To study cellular transduction events, we will...
  16. RaPID Detection of RNA-protein Interactions

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    Aug. 16, 2018, 12:40 p.m.
    ...signal at the same time point. E. coli’s BirA* was tested at its optimum 18 hour time point, but one minute...Sometimes it feels like DNA and protein get all the attention.There are numerous ways to detect DNA-protein... interactions in events that occur on a short timescale, such as during drug action or cell signaling....
  17. Plasmids 101: The protein expression toolbox

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    Feb. 16, 2023, 7:05 p.m.
    ...intentional introduction of the Cre recombinase. This is a time-tested system but does require knock-in of the LoxP...genomic site, or randomly integrated (once or many times) into the genome. Make sure to choose an appropriate...Piggybac dCas9 SAM vector! On/off control all the time If your experimental system requires tunable control...turn expression on/off for short or long periods of time. Thus, there is a lot of overlap with the systems...site-specifically knocked in. This can be labor intensive and time consuming. If your native protein doesn’t require...
  18. New Tool for Lineage Tracing: The ClonTracer Library

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    Sept. 22, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...monitor their abundance and clonal dynamics over time using next generation sequencing (NGS). The library...implantation. Their goal was to figure out how to optimize protocols for in vivo screening with lentiviral...of each barcoded clone can then be monitored over time by sequencing the barcodes in the population (all...tool in their own work. She says, “I spend a lot of time packing, shipping, and sharing protocols one by ...Many thanks to Carrie and Novartis for taking the time to talk with us and for providing this powerful ...
  19. Adapting Toehold Switches to Detect Zika Virus

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    Aug. 30, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...publication timeline I think we can speak for all the authors on the paper when we say the timeline to develop...complete the project on such a short timescale. Our article ultimately reported the development of a rapid...the American-lineage of the virus. For the first time, we have also demonstrated our technology on active...
  20. 5 Tips for Troubleshooting Viral Transductions

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    Aug. 11, 2016, 2:23 p.m.
    ...An estimated 320,000 viruses can infect mammals. Even more abundant are the Earth’s estimated 1031 bacteriophages...of the infectivity of your viral stock, save you time, and allow you to standardize your experiments later...References 1. Anthony, Simon J., et al. "A strategy to estimate unknown viral diversity in mammals." MBio 4.5 ...Stability of a recombinant adenoviral vector: optimization of conditions for storage, transport and delivery...
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