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  1. Plasmids 101: Screening Strategies Used in Plasmid Cloning

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    Sept. 15, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...as well. In a screen, you aren’t killing off a portion of the cells like in a selection. Instead, all ... genome, and scientists have found that when a portion of the gene is deleted, it creates a non-functional...Complementing this mutation by expressing this deleted portion, for example on a plasmid, creates a functional...
  2. Hot Plasmids December 2018 - C. elegans RNAi, TurboID, Detecting Viral Outbreaks, and Protein Binding Specificity Tools

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    Dec. 6, 2018, 1:34 p.m.
    ...producing long unspecific RNA fragments that are incorporated into the dsRNA necessary for RNAi. The Vellai...adjacent to the T7 promoters to prevent the incorporation of non-specific nucleotides into the dsRNA leading...enzyme and a small-molecule substrate to map the spatiotemporal distribution and interaction networks of specific...
  3. Why and how to start studying chromatin (with Addgene's help)

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    June 12, 2018, 11:40 a.m.
    ...histones and chromatin architecture to every diagram portraying some aspect of eukaryotic DNA would become busy...plasmids available from Addgene Many articles reporting chromatin-related research describe the production...Lawrence JB Mol Cell. 2009 Mar 27;33(6):717-26. Reporter-nanobody fusions (RANbodies) as versatile, small...
  4. A Practical Approach to Choosing the B(right)est Fluorescent Protein

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    June 1, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...of posts explains how to critically assess the reported properties of fluorescent proteins, how to do ...detected signal and therefore high brightness is an important feature of a fluorophore. The key question is ...However, the theoretical brightness ignores several important experimental conditions that are related to the...
  5. Protein Tagging with CRISPR/Cas9: A Conversation with Mendenhall and Myers

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    July 28, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...is to understand the function of the non-coding portion of the genome. Mendenhall and Richard Myers of ...efficiency of inducing double strand breaks and more opportunity for homologous recombination. Before CRISPR, ...versions of this out there. Addgene: Why was it important to you to make these plasmids available to other...
  6. Pooled CRISPR Libraries Offer Genome-Wide Control for Large-Scale Functional Screens

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    Feb. 24, 2015, 7:50 p.m.
    ...nucleolytically inactive Cas9-VP64 fusion; 2. A sgRNA incorporating two MS2 RNA aptamers at the tetraloop and stem-loop...knockout screening). As the Zhang lab's Nature paper reports, “Here we have shown that the SAM system is robust...size of the backbone, transformations require electroporation. References & Further Reading: For more ...
  7. Advice for Starting a Biotech Company from a Grad Student turned Entrepreneur

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    July 10, 2014, 7:17 p.m.
    ...bacteriophages as bacterial therapeutics. This idea was incorporated into Novophage Therapeutics, Inc. in March 2009...potential conflicts that waste money and time. Most importantly, “the company does not become real until someone...Synthetic Biology? Read On! Synthetic Biology & the Importance of Assembly Standards Story of a SynBio Startup...
  8. Antibodies 101: Selecting the Right Antibody

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    March 15, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...know about the vendor and the vendor’s technical support? An antibody from a vendor that you use frequently... with a responsive and knowledgeable technical support team, is a safer bet than one from a large distributor... know that application validation is the most important factor in antibody selection, but what does that...
  9. Transferable Skills Guide: Public Speaking

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    April 20, 2023, 4 p.m.
    ...almost any career. It allows you to share and build support for your ideas, invite others into decision making...Averaging ten panels each. (For this story, it is important to know that the student presenting right before...your work, opens up collaboration and growth opportunities, and gives your entire audience a chance to ...
  10. Hot Plasmids - March 2020 - base editors, GEVI, MoClo, and optogenetics

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    March 3, 2020, 2:15 p.m.
    ...rhodopsin Ace2N and mScarlet. Ace2N quenches a proportion of mScarlet's emission via FRET. Image from Beck...indicator plasmids at Addgene! Beck et al., Sci Report 2019. PubMed PMID: 31685893. A MoClo toolkit for... Eisenhoffer lab, is a new tool that increases temporal and spatial precision of gene expression and reduces...
  11. Uncertainty about Labor Law Brings More Uncertainty to Postdoc Wages

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    Jan. 11, 2017, 3:30 p.m.
    ...with their planned raises, some are taking the opportunity of the lapsed mandate (or are being compelled... up on this issue. These salary raises are an important step forward in helping the postdoctoral population...Careers Resources on Addgene.org Find Career Opportunities at Addgene  ...
  12. dTAG - You're it!

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    June 21, 2018, 2:06 p.m.
    ...transcription factors with important roles in Multiple Myeloma), it is important to ensure lack of degradation... chimeras For each protein-of-interest, it is important to determine which terminus can accommodate the...
  13. A Look at Addgene's QC Process

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    May 6, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
    ...conclusions. Being vigilant about these errors is an important part of maintaining the quality of reagents, especially... especially shared ones.  The importance of QC Plasmids are a fundamental part of research. They are ...plasmids are sent out to Plasmidsaurus for long-read nanopore sequencing. This platform sequences the entire...
  14. Making CRISPR Plasmids Using Fragmid

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    Aug. 29, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...New to the bench? Fragmid depositor John Doench reports even the greenest members of his lab, high school...modular cloning approach, it’s easy to switch out reporters, Cas proteins, guide cassettes, promoters, N’ ...vectors are available? What you’re building is important — but so is where you’re building it! Table 1 ...
  15. Viral Vectors 101: Virus Safety

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    June 22, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ... would be infected by a lab-grown virus, it's important to understand the risks of the specific virus ...waste, remember that the percentage indicates the proportion of the decontaminate in the waste itself, not...familiarize yourself with your organization’s reporting mechanisms before you start an experiment, just...
  16. CRISPR in the Clinic

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    Nov. 2, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...sites within the viral genome to excise a large portion of it. This ongoing trial is sponsored by Excision...effectiveness, and delivery. Patient safety is important for allogenic therapies to prevent a graft vs....vs. host response. Off-target effects are also important safety considerations for all CRISPR therapies...
  17. Synthetic promoter AAVs for cell-type specific expression in retinal cells

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    March 12, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...gene is expressed in a particular cell type is important not only for translational research, such as gene...expression of the same transgene: an optogenetic reporter, channelrhodopsin, fused to a fluorescent GFP ...expression of a Cre-dependent fluorescent CatCH-GFP reporter. Expression of GFP will only result in cells where...
  18. CRISPR 101: Anti-CRISPR Proteins Switch Off CRISPR-Cas Systems

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    July 23, 2020, 1:20 p.m.
    ...pair to another base pair at a specific site. 2. Temporal, spatial, or conditional control of CRISPR activity... way to make those genome edits. But, just as important is a way to flip the switch and turn off CRISPR...The ability to turn off CRISPR activity is an important step towards CRISPR-based therapies and for more...
  19. How to Prepare for an Industry Interview

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    July 9, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...industry job! You’ve worked hard to earn this opportunity and are excited for this next step. But wait,... background info. Use the presentation as an opportunity to demonstrate technical and transferable skills...your industry interview. Each interview is an opportunity to learn something and then apply it to the next...
  20. Rabies and Neuronal Tracing

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    May 29, 2018, 1:51 p.m.
    ...that the body’s architecture and plumbing are important. We started with learning the head is connected...and the G protein (supplied in trans) will be incorporated into the viral envelope (but not the viral genome...B. Retrograde monosynaptic tracing reveals the temporal evolution of inputs onto new neurons in the adult...
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