...suggestions for defining the problem and for finding solutions. Even better than just reading this article - ...by working together on the event planning and execution. I am seeing many similar examples of science ...

...scientific conference? As a member of the DayCon Executive Board, I was fortunate to see the event planning...SITN’s website. 65 audience members gave up a beautiful summer Saturday to learn about science, but they...

...eight modular repeats, each of which binds a consecutive base in its RNA target. By changing amino acids...endless.” Abil says the new tool might even find therapeutic application in addition to their use in basic...

...Maintaining Institutional Knolwedge and Continuity - SITN's key technique for retaining institutional knowledge...

...are affected. As of now, phage therapy is not routinely done in most parts of the world. In the US, phage... only used phage in basic research but not therapeutically: not all labs in Phage Directory have the resources...

...CHimeric IMmune Editing system) to enable the constitutive, ubiquitous knockout of single genes in immune...developed X-CHIME, a suite of four systems which utilizes custom mouse strains and lentiviral expression...

...2014! Get excited, it’s a new year. A time for resolutions: to wake up and get to the lab earlier, to read... notebooks (ELNs) have gained traction with pharmaceutical companies, academic labs have been slower to...

...feel connected.    As I became accustomed to the routine, I realized that the “9-5” was not as scary as ...completing their co-op at Addgene. This is her second contribution to the Addgene blog.      More resources on...

...driven project. Both awardees emphasized the contribution of students in their labs and the importance...History of CRISPR Cas - A tale of survival and evolution A Powerful New Way to Edit DNA (by Andrew Pollack...

...75,000 plasmids to more than 1,500 different institutions in Europe. In the last four years alone, the...fantastic numbers, a lot of European scientists and institutions are not aware of what Addgene can do for them...

... improving expression of nutritionally and therapeutically significant proteins. In this project she aims...Expression Systems Learn about Global Plasmid Distribution ...

...worldwide. Now everything from every paper is routinely deposited in Addgene!” As you can imagine, ... or personnel to constantly prepare them for distribution. One of the major advantages to depositing materials...

...bioluminescence. Substrate pharmacokinetics and biodistribution therefore introduce additional confounding ...have deep tissue penetration and high spatial resolution. By piecing together genes from gas vesicle operons...

...preclinical and clinical data about a disease or therapeutic Side-by-side comparison of the same experiment...reproducible. For an example, see our ReFigures on the therapeutic use of anti-CD47 antibodies in immuno-oncology...

...and digital articles where it’s easier to give attribution, than for journal publications. Google Image ...includes images that can’t be reused without attribution, despite filtering for images labeled for reuse...

...collections websites and catalogues Literature searches utilizing Google Scholar alerts and the NCBI LitSuggest ...cells. Image courtesy of Josef Reischig.  Contributing to Cellosaurus Generated a new cell? Or finding...

...bosses tell people where they stand clearly and routinely. They are clear with each employee about what ...easier with practice so you must build it into your routines. This is the third in a 5 part series on Management...

...out to science writers in your area or at your institution; the news or communications office is a good ...internship at a place like Science News. Ask your institutional news office if there might be opportunities ...

...being appreciated on an aesthetic level as well. Beautiful microscope images which traditionally languished...on blossoms, thus revealing the startling inner beauty of familiar flowers." This new x-ray technique ...passion for art and science? Do you look for the beauty in the microscopic organisms on your lab bench?...

...frustrating for solo flyers Other people will routinely scrutinize your data—science can be surprisingly more...