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  1. Addgene’s First AAV Data Hub Challenge

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    Blog Post
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    Sept. 20, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...your data by Nov. 12 to compete. The top ten participants will be invited to compete in our speed round data.... Bobae An will host a Q&A session after the competition, where you can get all your burning AAV questions...
  2. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Monitoring Cell Mobility Using Fluorescent Proteins

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    Blog Post
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    Aug. 15, 2017, 1:24 p.m.
    ...In complex metazoans, rapid cell division and large scale cell mobility are essential processes during... required for a growing organism to make the complicated transition from a clump of cells to a fully differentiated...organism. Studying cell mobility within these complex environments has never been easy and, for many ...labelling of cells using cre-lox is advantageous when compared to photoactivable or photoconvertible proteins...
  3. A Primer on Optogenetics: Introduction and Opsin Delivery

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    Sept. 10, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...straightforward to learn and relatively cheap (compared to many other technologies and techniques in the...experiment work? What are the various tools and components necessary to run it? And, most importantly, what...writing. Derek is also a pianist and an aspiring composer. View his blog drsimonsaysscience.org or follow...applying optogenetic tools derived from direct comparative analysis of microbial opsins. Nature methods....
  4. CRISPR 101: Multiplex Expression of gRNAs

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    Blog Post
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    Sept. 10, 2020, 11:45 a.m.
    ...fragments, allowing ordered assembly of multiple components into a destination vector. The first step in ...Oligonucleotides specifying the gRNA seed sequence should be compatible with type IIS enzyme BfuAI. Gateway cloning is...supply it with another plasmid.   Figure 3: Comparison of Multiplex Strategies including Standard PolIII-gRNA...Cas9-containing binary vectors. The system is compatible with both monocot and dicot plants. Liu Lab Golden...
  5. Editor's Choice, July 2016

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    Aug. 5, 2016, 3 p.m.
    ...easier to generate mouse models.   Cpf1 Update: Comparison to Cas9 and NgAgo As you might expect given the...off-target editing and similar on-target editing when compared to the most commonly used Cas9 variant, SpCas9...Generating Mouse Models Using CRISPR/Cas9 Cpf1 Update: Comparison to Cas9 and NgAgo Special Delivery: Fluorophore...
  6. Addgene’s Top 10 Blog Posts from 2014

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    Blog Post
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    Dec. 16, 2014, 8:01 p.m.
    ...are of interest to you, our readers. Below I’ve compiled a list of the Top 10 Most Viewed Posts on our ...learn more about. Our post on “Making Your Own Competent Cells” has been extremely popular, generating ...Morgan Save Time and Money by Making Your Own Competent Cells By Melina Fan Plasmids 101: The Promoter...
  7. What's New in CRISPR - Winter 2018

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    Dec. 18, 2018, 1:17 p.m.
    ...difficult to compare the performance of different nucleases. Nicola Patron’s lab compared the efficiency...more predictable and precise deletion products compared to monomeric Cas9’s. Read the paper in Nature...
  8. 2022 and 2023: Reflections and Looking Forward

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    Blog Post
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    Feb. 23, 2023, 2:15 p.m.
    ...’d like to take a moment to reflect on our accomplishments from 2022 and share what we’re looking forward...ready-to-use recombinant antibodies collection, currently composed of over 100 antibodies. Everything in this collection...upon, a wealth of history to learn from, and a compelling future to plan in the changing landscape of science...
  9. Inntags: Innovative Protein Epitope Tagging

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    Blog Post
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    Nov. 10, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
    ...tags with defined 3D structures less likely to compromise protein folding and function. Using bioinformatic...GFP did not reduce yeast cell size or viability compared to untagged GFP overexpression, while the rest...cell size and growth rate, indicating that they compromised protein-protein interactions. If you’re looking...
  10. A Conference By Postdocs For Postdocs: Future of Research

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    Sept. 2, 2014, 3:05 p.m.
    ...research and training is getting tighter and competition is fierce. However, I believe there are plenty...Washington University founded a successful consulting company called The Balsa Group. University of Pennsylvania... Consulting. I know of many schools that have completely student/postdoc-driven biotechnology clubs such...
  11. Quick, Versatile Plant Transgenesis with GreenGate Plasmids

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    Blog Post
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    Jan. 23, 2014, 3:23 p.m.
    ...cassettes for selection of transgenic plants. The complete GreenGate toolkit, now available at Addgene, also...GreenGate can do is “save you half a year,” in comparison to more tedious and time-consuming traditional...traditional cloning methods, Lohmann said. The key component of Golden Gate and GreenGate are type IIS restriction...
  12. Bringing Sustainable Practices to the Lab: Innovations

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    March 7, 2019, 2:39 p.m.
    ...labels are obtained by independent audit, and companies need to pay to obtain them. There’s a database...you don’t see one, be an ACTivist and encourage companies to obtain these labels! Reusing plastic Historically...benchtop, high throughput washing devices that are compatible with a variety of pipette tips. This is part ...
  13. Optogenetics + CRISPR, Using Light to Control Genome Editing

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    Sept. 3, 2020, 12:15 p.m.
    ... For more details, check out this comprehensive review comparing optogenetic CRISPR techniques (Matony...repeatability. The system developed by the Sata lab is composed of two fusion proteins: 1) the genomic anchor ...of transferrin receptor CD71 in HeLa cells.   Comparison of photoactivatable CRISPR strategies Publication...
  14. Six Spooky Science Stories and Halloween at Addgene

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    Oct. 31, 2019, 1:06 p.m.
    ...bird feces, which get eaten by another snail, completing its lifecycle. Halloween genes The Halloween ...grasshoppers expressed different proteins in their brains compared to uninfected grasshoppers, including those linked...Additional resources on the Addgene blog Read about company culture at Addgene See some of our previous Halloween...
  15. Inside Addgene's 10 Year Anniversary Gala

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    Blog Post
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    July 3, 2014, 3:48 p.m.
    ...could take all of the credit, the success of the company is attributed to the entire Addgene family; the... on sliders, hot dogs and a mashed potato bar (complete with all the fixings), as well as plenty of delicious...course of scientific research. What was once a complicated process of requesting and sharing plasmids has...
  16. What's New in CRISPR - March 2020

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    March 10, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ... Blue light renders the NLS accessible and the complex enters the nucleus where dCas9-Mxi1 can repress.... In the dark, the NLS is inaccessible and the complex remains in the cytoplasm. Read the paper in Cellular...CRISPR-based DNA demethylation Figure 2: The components of Casilio-ME1. Image from Taghbalout et al.,...
  17. 2023 and 2024: Reflections and Looking Ahead

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    Blog Post
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    Jan. 23, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
    ... come in the new year. I am proud of what we accomplished in 2023 and thrilled to be sharing our plans...addition, we released the MORF collection, a comprehensive transcription factor library, in lentiviral ... efficiencies typically adopted by for-profit companies, while making use of our nonprofit status to achieve...
  18. Future of Research Conference - Remarkable Opening Session

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    Blog Post
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    Oct. 7, 2014, 3 p.m.
    ...dire:  The current system is unsustainable, hypercompetition is corroding values, we are shifting away ...experience and encouragement.  Dr. Sibby Anderson-Thompkins, Director of the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs...such as the National Postdoc Association Core Competencies and the Science Careers’ myIDP). Dr. Galit Lahav...
  19. The Michael Davidson Collection: One-Stop Shop for Fluorescent Proteins

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    July 29, 2014, 6:16 p.m.
    ..., yellow, cyan, blue, and orange spectra. A comprehensive list of cell markers all tagged with mEmerald...color variants. The mEmerald plasmids offer a comprehensive list of readily available targets since the ...work and the stage IV lung cancer that has now prompted him to deposit the tools he and his team created...
  20. Addgene's a Nonprofit? Nonprofit Awareness Day 2017

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    June 5, 2017, 3:19 p.m.
    ...information.” Addgene is here to help scientists accomplish their goals. Many nonprofits must spend a lot...level of positive revenue to build reserves so the company is sustainable. The difference is what nonprofits...-oriented values. Addgenies like the nonprofit company culture as well. We work every day to do a better...
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