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TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 8, 2015, 2:30 p.m....pathways with sophisticated gene expression controls. Most cell types do not respond to low-intensity light...number of plasmids, with one RR (ompR) encoded chromosomally. Leakiness was also an issue; some promoter ...
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Choosing Your Fluorescent Proteins for Multi-Color Imaging
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 9, 2014, 3 p.m....fluorescent proteins in common use (particularly not the most recently published ones), they can be a good starting...proteins the green and red proteins are generally the most detectable and so should be used to tag your least... -
Plasmids 101: How to Verify Your Plasmid Using a Restriction Digest Analysis
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 28, 2014, 3:34 p.m....identical, to their defined recognition sequence. Most enzyme manufacturers make High Fidelity versions... circular DNA takes on several conformations the most abundant being: supercoiled, relaxed and nicked.... -
Advice for Scientists Starting a Lab
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 29, 2014, 1:43 p.m....goals. These first hires will set the tone and atmosphere that future hires will look up to." She also ... "Running Your Lab" booklet. What has been the most surprising thing about becoming a PI? Tom Ellis ... -
Plasmids 101: Transformation, Transduction, Bacterial Conjugation, and Transfection
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 25, 2019, 12:54 p.m....infected bacterium can either exist as transient extrachromosomal DNA, like a plasmid, or it can integrate into...on its own or be integrated within a bacterial chromosome and allows the donor bacterium to make a small... -
Multiplex Genome Editing with CRISPR-Cpf1
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 9, 2017, 2:12 p.m....Overall, these approaches have two main drawbacks: 1) Most rely on transfection of more than one vector to ...lentiviral transduction, and AAV transduction. In most of Zetsche et al’s experiments, a single vector ... -
Viral Vectors 101: Gamma-Retroviral Packaging Systems
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 6, 2024, 1:15 p.m....integrated into the host genome upon viral transduction. Most transfer plasmids available from Addgene were derived...can be. Plasmids that encode SIN γ-retrovirus lack most of the U3 region of the 3’ LTR and are primarily... -
A Quick Guide to a Career in Software Product Management
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 24, 2020, 2:15 p.m..... While some developers had science backgrounds, most did not. It was my job to translate complex lab ...front-end and back-end coding frameworks to use. I mostly sit and listen to stay informed on the details,... -
Building and Validating Recombinant Antibodies: A Case Study
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 5, 2022, 1:20 p.m....available to the research community. Validation For most cloning projects, the next step would be to validate...digest of the PCR products prior to cloning, which in most cases left the functional light chain intact, the... -
Viral Vectors 101: Viruses as Biological Tools
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 21, 2023, 1:15 p.m....nuclear envelope, which occurs during mitosis. The most well-known retrovirus is HIV. Lentiviruses are ... Gene Therapy with AAV Figure out How to Get the Most from Your Lentiviral Transduction Additional Resources... -
Sharing is Caring: But How to Distribute Open Hardware?
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 28, 2023, 2:15 p.m....the light microscope has been a powerful tool in almost all disciplines. In biology, innovative new imaging...Since I started my PhD, I have been convinced that most microscopy techniques can be replicated with commercially... -
The Many Reasons for Irreproducible Research- and a Vaccine to Eradicate It
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 30, 2020, 2:15 p.m....research practices In an attempt to present only the most novel or significant findings, and combined with...really appreciate how few details are provided in most published papers. The precise timing, order, or ... -
Behind the scenes: Addgene’s new search engine and more
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 12, 2019, 2:22 p.m....educational resources. Filters We identified the most useful kinds of information per resource category... details that make our new search engine unique. Most importantly, with this new implementation, we laid... -
Hot Plasmids December 2018 - C. elegans RNAi, TurboID, Detecting Viral Outbreaks, and Protein Binding Specificity Tools
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 6, 2018, 1:34 p.m....phenotypes that are hard to study. To overcome this, most scientists use mutant animals that are genetically...proteins in living cells. Until recently, the enzymes most frequently used for PL were APEX2 and BioID. APEX2... -
Plasmids 101: Inducible Promoters
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 18, 2018, 2:34 p.m....promoters Chemically regulated promoters are among the most common inducible promoters. The positive inducible... agents to allow promoter activation. One of the most commonly used prokaryotic promoters is the negative... -
Back to Bacteria: CRISPR gRNA Multiplexing Using tRNAs
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 2, 2015, 6:06 p.m....intrigued by the tRNA processing machinery present in almost every living organism. Precursor, or pre-tRNAs ...levels of gRNA expression. Since tRNAs are among the most abundant molecules in a cell, this system is clearly... -
Pooled CRISPR Libraries Offer Genome-Wide Control for Large-Scale Functional Screens
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 24, 2015, 7:50 p.m....system you are really confident about working for most genes and individual targeting modules. Those two... following in mind: These libraries are pooled. Most of these screens that can be done with the libraries... -
Kiran Musunuru on the Newest TALEN Genome-Editing System
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 10, 2013, 3:13 p.m.... a homologous template provided by the sister chromosome. As cells take those two ends and put them back... a technology that was difficult for all but the most experienced users and puts it in the hands of pretty... -
Transferable Skills Guide: Cross-team Communication
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 21, 2019, 1:53 p.m....dry lab scientists (or vice versa), then you have almost certainly experienced some of the hurdles I needed...needed to overcome. I eventually pinpointed and (mostly) solved two main problems with Addgene’s cross ... -
Seven Tips for Using LinkedIn as a Scientist
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 1, 2019, 1:21 p.m....relationships (also known as “networking”), one of the most common questions I receive is “Do I have to be on...to you (unless they’ve chosen to hide it). While most people use LinkedIn messaging, not everyone likes...