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  1. Meet an Addgenie: Insights into Grad School, Career Paths, and More

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    Blog Post
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    June 25, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...work,” she said. “School will always be there.” Changing your path! It’s okay! Our blog writer, Beth Kenkel...research and technical assistant, when her life changed––she had a daughter. Needing a career switch because...thought, ‘Let me pursue this, let me make a slight change so I can have flexibility and be up to date with...Bioinformatics it is.’” Though she misses the bench, the change gave her the balance she needed. It is incredibly...incredibly helpful to me to know that you can make big changes in your career path and still find comfort and ...

  2. Plasmids 101: Modular Cloning

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    Blog Post
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    March 12, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...with characterized behaviors are available from Addgene and other sources; second, characterizing a part...strangers to cloning. If you’re reading this, then chances are you have been in the cloning trenches yourself...specific functions. Most individual parts have characterized activities with predictable behaviors. While...part in different contexts and plug different characterized parts into a TU! What is modular cloning useful...

  3. Hot Plasmids May 2018 - Optogenetics, Decaffeination, Biosensors, and Fluorescent Protein Tools

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    Blog Post
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    May 15, 2018, 12:43 p.m.
    ...conformational change that placesTagRFP-T and Dronpa in close proximity. By monitoring changes in TagRFP-T... to blue light, CRY2 undergoes a conformational change that permits it to bind to the CIB1 (cryptochrome-interacting...optogenetic system (OptoSTIM1), caused two-fold faster changes in intracellular Ca2+ levels than the original ...techniques for live-cell imaging of the dynamic changes in biochemical activity within the cell. Their ...

  4. CrispyCrunch: High-throughput Design and Analysis of CRISPR+HDR Experiments

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    Blog Post
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    Feb. 7, 2019, 2:16 p.m.
    ...again to science.   Acknowledgements Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Manuel Leonetti Ryan...contributed by Greg Dingle, a software engineer with the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. We hereby announce the general... us your questions or comments to gdingle@chanzuckerberg.com. We're eager to hear your thoughts. Many...Dingle! Greg Dingle is a software engineer with the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, working on assignment at ...

  5. Fluorescent Tagging of Endogenous Genes with SapTrap

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    Blog Post
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    Oct. 12, 2017, 2:26 p.m.
    ...Although FPs have enabled discovery of many cellular mechanisms, there are some limitations to working with FPs...the tag for each insertion. Also, it remains challenging to screen for the genetically modified strains...SpyTag). The Foerstemann lab developed a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based system that allows users to...can be modified to assay additional protein characteristics. For example, Masato Kanemaki's lab has developed...base-specific gene tagging using a ligase-4-dependent mechanism.” Nat Commun. 7 (2016):12338. PubMed PMID: 27465542...

  6. Starter guide to induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) part 1:  A renaissance in regenerative medicine

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    Blog Post
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    Oct. 30, 2018, 1:04 p.m.
    ...promising therapeutic tools. The two unique characteristics that define stem cells are: Their ability...disadvantages. Here is a table listing some of them: Characteristic ESC ASC Self-renewal High Low once isolated...Embryos are destroyed during ESC isolation. Low Chances of post-transplantation rejection when used therapeutically...patient’s adult cells when used therapeutically, the chances of post-transplantation rejection are low. Further...Central PMCID: PMC2752493. 4. Bongso, A. and M. Richards, History and perspective of stem cell research...

  7. Plasmids 101: Optimizing Plasmid Yields

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    Blog Post
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    May 26, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ... plasmid via sequencing or restriction digest. Chances are, you’ll even have DNA left over for other applications... the culture medium. Improve the culture media Changing to a richer media or adding supplements can improve... low copy plasmids or slower growing strains, a change in media may be advantageous. Reduce the antibiotic...oxygen for optimal growth, as insufficient gas exchange will prevent your cultures from reaching the desired...shaker speed is fast enough for sufficient gas exchange in the overnight culture. Generally, large cultures...

  8. When is a Monomer not a Monomer? The Top Three Ways Your Favorite Fluorescent Protein Oligomerizes in Cells

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    Blog Post
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    April 19, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...conformational change to bring two FPs on a single protein closer together or further apart. Changes in distance...dimers can form in the absence of environmental changes that the biosensor is designed to detect resulting...reporters for your studies and greatly lower your chances of finding artifactual results. Many thanks to...14581454. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2173526. 2. Zacharias, D.A., et al., Partitioning of lipid-modified ...

  9. Sharing Your Lab Protocols: Using Apps to Save Time & Track Your Experiments

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    Blog Post
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    Sept. 23, 2014, 3:05 p.m.
    ... Protocol Exchange Website: http://www.nature.com/protocolexchange/ Nature Protocol Exchange (NPE) is ...your favorite protocols for future reference. The exchange currently boasts over 2,500 protocols covering...life science labs and offers the service free of charge to scientists by allowing companies to pay publish...

  10. Interview: Nicola Patron on Plant Synthetic Biology, MoClo, and More

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    Blog Post
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    June 12, 2014, 3:30 p.m.
    ...enable plant science in general. We are funded by a charity and since we are making all the tools for plant...fluorescent proteins. Visualizing fluorescence can be challenging in plants because of the auto-fluorescence of...U.K. organization called Athena SWAN that is a charter for advancing women in science. Universities sign... been a lot of engagement with the Athena SWAN Charter and it has really strengthened the network of female...tell them to work in plant science. I think their chances of doing something amazing will be equally high...

  11. SciComm: Taking Science to Elementary and Middle Schools

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    Blog Post
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    July 9, 2019, 12:52 p.m.
    ...coordinating the annual Math & Science Night, a chance for parents and other members of the community ...district that has a lot of parents in STEM careers, chances are they’re wondering how they could contribute...etc. Though I talked about CRISPR’s molecular mechanism, I was careful to keep it relatively simple. I... key concepts (Fig. 2). One thing I will likely change for next time is giving fewer examples and think...much in the making. One of the exciting, and challenging, aspects of talking to 8th graders was the broad...

  12. Plasmids 101: Choosing an Antibiotic Resistance Gene

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    Blog Post
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    Oct. 10, 2023, 1 p.m.
    ...you select? In this blog, we’ll break down the mechanism of action of the most common antibiotic resistance...presence of an antibiotic resistance gene is a mechanism to culture only bacteria which have retained a...carb and amp, due to their common degradation mechanism. How to choose between the two? Carb is generally... colonies are an issue. Pros: Very stable, interchangeable with Amp, timesaving for transformations. Con...similar relationship as amp and carb (they are interchangeable). Like carb, spectinomycin is the more stable...

  13. Tips for arabidopsis transformation

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    Blog Post
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    Oct. 25, 2018, 1:23 p.m.
    ...plants produce lots of seeds. More seeds mean more chances to recover a transformant. Use young plants: If...flowers to Agrobacterium. More seeds mean more chances to recover a transformant. Use lots of plants: ...per construct I transform. More seeds mean more chances to recover a transformant. Remove mature siliques...Agrobacterium all over your gloves, so be sure to change gloves between constructs if you are transforming...This won’t hurt them, and it will increase the chances of tDNA integration. Selecting Arabidopsis transformants...

  14. Transferable Skills Guide: Identifying Your Transferable Skills

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    Blog Post
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    Jan. 11, 2018, 3:29 p.m.
    ...that you will contribute openness, clarity, approachability, and professionalism to team meetings and projects...yourself  standing in front of a crowd and using your charisma to give people hope for some shiny vision on the... you’re more of a leader than you thought! When change happens at your organization, when your boss needs...presents itself even outside of work, consider challenging yourself, take the opportunity, and discover ...to manage these responsibilities. If you are in charge of completing many meticulous protocols or tasks...

  15. CRISPR Antimicrobials

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    May 3, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...may provide a method for doing just that. While challenges remain in the delivery of these agents, CRISPR...resistance using multiple approaches. Major restaurant chains including Chipotle and Panera Bread have pledged...remain to help recolonize the niche, reducing the chance of an opportunistic infection like for organisms...quinolone resistance, mediated by a single base pair change in DNA gyrase, CRISPR phagemids were cytotoxic .... PubMed Central: PMCID: PMC4317352. 3. Beisel, Chase L., Ahmed A. Gomaa, and Rodolphe Barrangou. “A CRISPR...

  16. Interview: Hodaka Fujii on enChIP, New CRISPR Tools, and More

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    Blog Post
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    Dec. 2, 2014, 7:23 p.m.
    ...developing novel technologies to analyze molecular mechanisms of genome functions such as epigenetic regulation...epigenetic regulation. To elucidate molecular mechanisms of regulation of genome functions, we need to...will markedly accelerate research of regulation mechanisms of genome functions in the hope of developing... which is very disappointing. I hope I can help change the situation in the future. Addgene: What advice... they may be able to achieve something that may change the rules of the game. In this regard, I believe...

  17. Negotiating Work and Life: How to Find the Joy

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    Blog Post
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    March 20, 2014, 3:04 p.m.
    ...buy that charming fixer-upper house you have always admired or volunteer to lead a charitable cause.  ... your work. Nobody wins, and you need to make a change. #2 Thou shalt sometimes put work ahead of life... spouse won’t be at every school performance, chaperone every field trip or cheer at every soccer game...your plan to live a good life may be the most challenging assay you will ever have the opportunity to develop...

  18. Twenty Years of Sharing: Expanding Accessibility

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    Blog Post
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    Nov. 21, 2024, 10:47 p.m.
    ...Addgene’s YouTube channel.   Figure 4: Global viewership of the Addgene YouTube channel, 2023. Views from...protocols. In 2013, we launched the Addgene YouTube channel to add a strong visual component to our educational...is achieved through interconnected incremental changes. It was only after creating a plasmid repository...learned about the importance of smaller, systemic changes, like using alt-text, captions, and inclusive design...

  19. Overcoming the AAV Size Limitation for CRISPR Delivery

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    Blog Post
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    Sept. 16, 2020, 1 p.m.
    ...gRNA together (~4.2 kb) into an AAV vector is challenging due to its packaging capacity of AAV (~4.7 kb...the group to focus their efforts on SaCas9 characterization for in vivo studies. One of the pitfalls of...genes, they saw indel formation and phenotypic changes as early as 1 week post-injection. Livers from ...jejuni (CjCas9) is the smallest Cas9 ortholog characterized to date. Kim et al. successfully used CjCas9...transgenes might seem daunting, it’s actually a challenge that the field has overcome with split AAVs. In...

  20. Advancing Biology with Zebrafish: Genetic Tools for Developmental Studies and More

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    Blog Post
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    Aug. 13, 2019, 12:58 p.m.
    ...in contrast, engages existing gene regulatory mechanisms to block activity and does not work easily in...into genetic compensation, a previously unknown mechanism of gene regulation (El-Brolosy et al., 2019). ...fluorescently labeled, allowing researchers to observe changes to these tissues under different experimental conditions...time and space, and was also used to precisely characterize developmental defects in the one-eyed pinhead...2016. 219-244. PubMed PMID: 27443928. Harland, Richard M. "A new view of embryo development and regeneration...
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