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  1. Better Dyeing Through Chemistry & Small Molecule Fluorophores

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    Sept. 8, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...environments such as live cells and tissues (Figure 1). These flexible strategies give you the best of both...majority of in-cell labeling strategies have two parts: (1) a genetically encoded “tag” expressed as a fusion...Follow him on twitter @rhodamine110.   References 1. Liu, Zhe, Luke D. Lavis, and Eric Betzig. "Imaging... the frontiers of biological imaging.  *Worried about your budget? Email [email protected] Resources on the Addgene Blog Learn About Other Protein Tags Catch Up on Your Fluorescent ...

  2. Tips for Screening with Yeast Two Hybrid Systems

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    Oct. 22, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ... fusions that retain their individual activities (1). Researchers also discovered the modular format of...systems could be combined effectively (3). In Figure 1 for instance, the DBD of the fusion protein shown ...ubiquitin system has been devised (8). References 1. Casadaban M.J., Martinez-Arias A., Shapira S.K., ... Plasmids Read our Blog Post About Yeast Vectors Read our Blog Post About Tagging Yeast Genes ...

  3. Avoiding the Dark Side of Fluorescent Protein Fusions with mOX FPs

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    Oct. 27, 2015, 3 p.m.
    ...experiments or even negatively impact cells (see Figure 1). When behaving properly, FPs enable researchers ... disulfide bonds in the secretory pathway (Figure 1) [4,6–8]. Additionally, FPs that encode N-glycosylation... sarcoma-associated herpesvirus.       References 1. Snapp, Erik. "Design and use of fluorescent fusion...moxFPs over standard FPs for the reasons listed above. In addition, because the moxFPs are highly monomeric...Medicine. Her doctoral research was conducted in the laboratory of Erik Lee Snapp and focused on optimizing fluorescent...

  4. Viral Vectors 101: Parts of the AAV Transfer Plasmid

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    Aug. 11, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...and take a look at each of its parts. Figure 1: Parts of an AAV transfer plasmid. Parts shown in ..., ubiquitous expression, while the human synapsin 1 promoter is neuronal specific (Haery et al., 2019)...the Addgene blog Learn more about basic viral vector elements Read about four considerations for the ...Key elements of an AAV plasmid First let’s talk about the key parts of an AAV plasmid. Inverted terminal...routine plasmid propagation, with complete ITR loss abolishing AAV packaging. To prevent ITR loss, it’s best... Other cis-regulatory elements Next let’s talk about some of the elements that aren’t required parts ...the perfect AAV tool Learn about synthetic promoter AAVs for cell-type expression in retinal cells Resources...

  5. Summer SciComm: Science Storytelling

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    Sept. 16, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...science is all about navigating conflict. In literary terms, conflict can be defined as (1) the struggle...journey even when they know the ending.    Fig. 1: We all know that the superheroes win in the end. ... your science with others.    My favorite quote about science ever comes from an interview in which someone...find that once I sit down and talk to a scientist about their research, these conflicts come out quite naturally... a simple question, like “Have you ever thought about how X works?”, or even by introducing a person that...devices, we sometimes forget the most important thing about science: It’s cool. Like bowties! Using science ...

  6. A New Optogenetic Tool Based on AraC Controls Gene Expression with Blue Light

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    June 17, 2021, 1:17 p.m.
    ... that dimerizes upon exposure to blue light (Fig. 1). Another blue light-inducible dimerization domain...expression needed for most applications.   Figure 1: With blue light, the VVD domains of the BLADE dimerize...Twitter, you might have seen the video of her singing about the paper recently published by her lab and Mustafa...professor at the University of Freiburg. This paper is about a new tool called BLADE (blue light-inducible AraC....   Inspired by @UriAlonWeizmann, here my song about our paper recently published in @nchembio Title:... based on the concept of bacteriographs created about a decade ago. To create these images, the scientists...Additional resources on the Addgene blog Learn more about inducible promoters Visit the Plasmids topic overview...

  7. Using Ultrasound to Image Bacteria in vivo: Acoustic Reporter Genes

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    June 19, 2018, 1:38 p.m.
    ...optimized for expression in E. coli: acoustic gene 1 (arg1) and acoustic gene 2 (arg2). The key difference... plasmids are available from Addgene! References 1 Bourdeau, R.W., Lee-Gosselin, A., Lakshmanan, A., ...Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Learn more about in vivo imaging tools The luciferase reporter gene...

  8. What's the Best Way to Elute and Store Your Plasmid DNA?

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    June 4, 2020, 1:22 p.m.
    .... pH and DNases affect DNA stability Figure 1: So many choices! What to do? The main factors ...your downstream experiment. TE (10 mM Tris-HCl,1 mM EDTA, pH 8.0) buffer is the best buffer for preserving...to purify DNA without a kit Read our blog posts about plasmid cloning Browse our Plasmids 101 blog posts...

  9. Genetically-encoded Sparse Cell Labeling - A SPARC of Innovation

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    May 21, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...Rodríguez et al., 2011).  Genetics of SPARC Figure 1: SPARC and SPARC2 use the GAL4-UAS system along with... several common genetic tools in Drosophila (Fig. 1):  GAL4-UAS, a transcription factor binding site....blog Learn about Gateway cloning Read about genome engineering in flies Learn more about controlling ...the same genetic makeup, overcomes all of these labor-intensive and invasive techniques to reliably label...

  10. Natural or synthetic? How Addgene’s dataset reveals trends in biological innovation

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    Nov. 8, 2018, 3:47 p.m.
    ...from distantly related organisms. In 2006, less than 1% of the genes deposited at Addgene were synthetic....synthetic biology is expanding rapidly.  References 1. Kunjapur, Aditya M., Philipp Pfingstag, and Neil ... Addgene blog Read blog posts about synthetic biology Learn more about codon usage biases Resources ...scientists from MIT tapped into this data to learn about trends in synthetic biology and DNA synthesis. They...synthetic just by looking at its sequence. MIT collaboration for gene classification This inquiry started...

  11. Plasmids 101: Antibiotic Resistance Genes

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    Jan. 30, 2014, 3:29 p.m.
    ...into E. coli is a fairly inefficient process– just 1 out of 10,000 cells on average! Without some means...down especially fast and plates should be used witin 1 month for optimal efficiency. Beware of satellite ...molecular biology, yet scientists rarely stop to think about how much easier it makes our lives. Plasmid transformation... sterile filter unless otherwise specified. The above table lists some antibiotics commonly found in the...or light – do not add them to media hotter than about 55oC and store plates/stocks wrapped in foil if ...

  12. CRISPR Challenges: Standardization and Homology Directed Repair

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    Feb. 14, 2018, 2:36 p.m.
    ...B. Gurumurthy, and Masato Ohtsuka. Nat Protoc. 13(1) (2018):195-215. PubMed PMID: 29266098 Creating knock-in..., with protocols using dsDNA templates achieving ~1-10% efficiency. Easi-CRISPR uses a long ssDNA template...most popular tweet from the conference is shown above. The blog post I mentioned, John Doench’s How to...forward. To do that, we need to learn much more about cellular DNA repair pathways. An emphasis on cellular...at the Keystone meeting had great things to say about CRISPOR, a tool to help you design, pick, and close...

  13. Comparing Cas9 to NgAgo: Can the Argonautes Best CRISPR?

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    June 9, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...comments section! Read About NgAgo User's First Impressions Here References 1. Gao, Feng, Xiao Z. Shen...NgAgo takes a different approach, randomly removing 1-20 nucleotides from the cleavage site specified by...impaired NgAgo activity, with three mismatches abolishing activity. One-guide faithful NgAgo guide loading... Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Read About Cas9 Homolog Cpf1 Check Out High Fidelty Cas9 Mutants...

  14. 10 Steps to a Perfect Science Talk

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    Aug. 23, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...Resist the urge to say everything I allow 1 slide for every 1 minute of talk length, and then I cut a few...All-Important Job Talk. 1. Watch other people give great talks We are not talking about lab meeting here. ...interesting content Talk about something you know a lot about and that you care about. Don’t try to present...engaging and memorable. If you read my story above about the presentation faux pas, you are more likely...the room, so it is a good idea to start thinking about public speaking early and often. Two of my jobs ...dynamite presentation?  To that end, let’s chat about giving science talks and how to make them serve ...You want to give the audience something to think about, argue with, or learn from. Some of the best talks...

  15. Light Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy

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    July 16, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...microscopic resolution for studying colloidal gold (1).  The method was based on using a thin plane (sheet...Siedentopf, and R,. Zsigmondy.  (1902) Ann. Phys.  315, 1 – 39.
 A. H. Voie, D. H. Burns, F. A. Spelman. (1993...microscopy/en_de/products/imaging-systems/lightsheet-z-1.html ...protein (GFP) (6).   The Dodt and Frank Bradke laboratories later developed the 3DISCO (3-dimensional imaging...

  16. Early Career Researcher Toolbox: Free Online Molecular Biology Tools

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    Sept. 12, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...more tools for plasmid mapping and design (Figure 1). Benchling: While you might think of Benchling as...Davis from the University of Utah.   Figure 1: A plasmid map created in SnapGene of Blue Flame plasmid...particular tasks, but they tend to be scattered about the internet. To help you keep your virtual molecular...other applications Primer design tools Many of the above-listed plasmid mapping tools have built-in primer...

  17. Tips for Getting a Faculty Position

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    July 20, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...Full "Applying for a Faculty Position" eBook Here 1. Have a competitive CV You don't necessarily need ...that people would agree is important to understand. (1-2 sentences). For example: Distinguishing correctly... What will be the focus of your first grant? (1-2 sentences) Simply stated, what are your aims... potential colleagues study. Think about how you might collaborate or, at the absolute minimum, can appreciate...the first sentence or two what your research is about and what you think you can accomplish. No matter...your seminar accessible. Let the experts ask you about the details and then you can display your deep knowledge...expert's question than to leave everyone confused about your research because you waded too deep into the...

  18. How to Negotiate a Successful Lab Start Up Budget

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    Sept. 1, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...your budget, you should take the following steps: 1. Define your timeline Start with your thesis in mind...these decisions in the following order of importance: 1. First make decisions based on experimental timelines... several factors aren’t taken into consideration. 1. Always focus on the science When negotiating finances...a successful negotiation and collaboration. We’d love to hear more about your experiences and opinions...can get away with using computer modeling and collaborations rather than using animals, then that’s a cost...associated with old equipment, like service repairs, labour costs, and loss of time, can exceed the cost of...Everything is negotiable. Try asking for discounts, collaborations, access to internal award applications, etc...

  19. Plasmid-based Recombinant Monoclonal Antibodies: What They Are and Why You Should Be Excited About Them

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    May 4, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...technologies (Bradbury & Plückthun, 2015a).   Figure 1: (Top) Polyclonal antibodies are produced in animals...), Antibodies: a Laboratory Manual, 2nd Edition. 2104. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Publications, New...production and subsequent purification.  Academic laboratories and companies have already begun creating plasmids...Introduction to Antibodies blog post Learn more about hybridomas Watch our Antibodies 101: What is an ...

  20. Plasmids 101: Plasmid Incompatibility

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    March 31, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ... RNAs inhibit plasmid replication.   Figure 1: The replication problem. Iterons are repeated ...actually does, and neither plasmid is maintained (Figure 1).  The partitioning problem Plasmid incompatibility...Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Genes & Genetic Systems 77:1–9 . https://doi.org/10.1266/ggs.77.1 Pubmed PMID: ...101 blog posts Learn more about the origin of replication Find blog posts about plasmid cloning Resources... plasmids within the same bacterial cell, think about whether plasmid incompatibility will affect your...this is expanding as we obtain more genomic data about plasmids (Shintani et al., 2015). Now, bioinformatics...of the microbiological world. (Want to know more about these plasmid types? Read our Plasmids 101: Environmental...
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