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TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 28, 2023, 2:15 p.m....routine, open-source software projects that actively engage with the community are particularly successful....hardware, this process is often much more involved. Challenges such as the provision of an accessible supply...
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Viral Vectors 101: Gamma-Retroviral Packaging Systems
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 6, 2024, 1:15 p.m....asked questions about γ-retroviral vectors How do engineered γ-retroviruses differ from lentiviruses? There...There are a few important differences between engineered γ-retroviruses and lentiviruses. First, these viruses... -
Synthesized by Ginkgo Bioworks, Shared by Addgene: SARS-CoV-2 Plasmids for Many Expression Systems
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 19, 2020, 1:15 p.m....Finally a set of wild type and codon optimized, full length and truncated versions of SARS-CoV-2 S (spike protein...requested the plasmid. By leveraging our core strengths of intensive screening and the use of high throughput... -
Q&A with Karen Katz and Carl Paratore, the Newest Members of the Addgene Board of Directors
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 19, 2019, 1:36 p.m....movement is that it provides interesting and unique challenges for intellectual property lawyers. While there...be, an interesting legal and professional challenge.Paratore: The promise there is the ability share the... -
Building and Validating Recombinant Antibodies: A Case Study
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 5, 2022, 1:20 p.m....expression of R-mAbs is that it can easily be engineered. Like humans, mice express multiple subclasses... Gong B, Nguyen K, van der List D, Murray KD, Engebrecht J, Trimmer JS. A toolbox of IgG subclass-switched... -
GPCRs: How Do They Work and How Do We Study Them?
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 11, 2021, 2:15 p.m....specific behaviors. Chemogenetics uses genetically engineered receptors to interact with small molecules to...Designer Drugs (DREADDs) (Roth, 2016). DREADDs were engineered from members of the human muscarinic receptor... -
Oh, The Places You Can Go: Careers in Science Communication - Writing for a Research Institute
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 2, 2018, 3:20 p.m....SciComm by doing SciComm Writing had always been a strength of Susan’s, but she didn’t know if she liked science...finding that uninterrupted time to be creative is challenging,” says Susan. Another difficulty is that some... -
To Each HIS Own
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 2, 2023, 2:15 p.m....very pure sample. Because binding strength is proportional to the length of the tag, with longer tags you... -
All in a Twist: dsRNA
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 2, 2023, 2:15 p.m....abundant in normal cells and are arise from a ssRNA engaging one strand of a dsDNA molecule; the 3-stranded..., but they also have a darker side. When ssRNA engages one strand of a dsDNA molecule, it does so at the... -
Giving gRNAs a Facelift - Synthetic and Beyond
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 20, 2022, 1:15 p.m....utilizes a gRNA which is photocaged and unable to engage a target sequence. Upon a brief light exposure ...Rosenberg, M., Hendel, A. Using Synthetically Engineered Guide RNAs to Enhance CRISPR Genome Editing Systems... -
Antibodies 101: Fab Fragments
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 5, 2024, 1:15 p.m....fragment, Fvs are often produced recombinantly and engineered to be joined by a linker peptide, resulting in...Tomisaki M, Kiuchi T, Takagi J, Watanabe N (2022) Engineered fast-dissociating antibody fragments for multiplexed... -
Gendered Innovations: Why Does Sex of the Cell Matter?
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 21, 2016, 2:30 p.m....numbers of women participating in science and engineering. “Fix the Institutions” promotes gender equality...Gendered Innovations in Science, Health & Medicine, Engineering, and Environment—a project aimed at harnessing... -
Writing Scientific Manuscripts: Literature Searching, Reading, & Organizing
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 5, 2015, 3:54 p.m....time. Searching for literature My go-to search engines for finding scientific literature are Google Scholar...relevant. Harness the power of the Google search engine and sign up for Google Scholar alerts. Based on... -
Plasmids for Endogenous Gene Tagging in Human Cells
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 6, 2017, 1:02 p.m....Institute website at alleninstitute.org. A classic challenge in cell biology is making sure that what we observe...of the protein gleaned from the literature and engagement with researchers who study the protein or structure... -
Popular Retroviral Vectors and Their Uses in Scientific Research
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 24, 2018, 12:51 p.m....Therefore they make excellent tools for genetic engineering. There are several different viral vectors to...our CRISPR reagents. Please check www.genome-engineering.org for the most up-to-date information. Check ... -
Rabies and Neuronal Tracing
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 29, 2018, 1:51 p.m....and deliver a variety of cargoes, genetically engineered neurotropic viruses emerged as powerful tools...Watabe-Uchida et al., 2012). They could also quantify the strength of the inputs by counting the monosynaptic inputs... -
Hot Plasmids May 2018 - Optogenetics, Decaffeination, Biosensors, and Fluorescent Protein Tools
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 15, 2018, 12:43 p.m....decaffeination operon podcast segment With the help of engineered microbes, used coffee grounds could be economically...generalized to measure phosphatase activity, second messenger activity, and protein-protein interactions. We... -
Viral Vectors 101: Virus Safety
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 22, 2023, 1:15 p.m....safety features When viruses were first being engineered as biological tools, thought was given on how...replication of virus and its infectivity in check. Engineering controls, safety systems that are built into ... -
Plasmids 101: The Wide World of Natural Plasmids
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 8, 2024, 1:15 p.m.... Eukaryota can also harbor these circular DNA passengers. Most natural plasmids encode beneficial traits...Gateway cloning. In addition, scientists have engineered entirely new types of plasmids without clear ... -
How to Prepare for an Industry Interview
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 9, 2020, 1:15 p.m.... time out of their day to talk with you, so be engaged with their conversation. Send thank you emails ...carefully. And even if you don’t have technical challenges, your interviewers might. You’ll probably still...