...perform transformations. A typical 200mL bacterial culture produces 20mL of competent cells, enough for 800...bacteria, the bacteria is typically grown in liquid culture without antibiotics to give the antibiotic resistance...plate your cells without adding plasmid) to make sure you don’t have contamination.  Also conduct a ...that transforms well in other competent cells) to ensure that your cells can be readily transformed. Compare...previous batches of homemade competent cells to ensure good efficiency.  Want even more tips for transforming...

...really made me think about my future. They made me rethink having a structured career because our mindsets...how to translate them into real world careers. I figured this internship would be a perfect way of exploring...different experience, It was helpful to have Addgenies reassure me that someone would always be there to help ...experience at Addgene, I am excited to see what my future looks like. ...

... toolkit SECURE adenine base editor Earlier this year, Keith Joung’s lab developed SECURE cytosine base...compared to rat APOBEC1. Now, they’ve engineered SECURE adenine base editor variants using a protein-truncation...RNA-recognition capabilities.  Read the paper in Nature Biotechnology Find the base editors   Single base...editing efficiency of a target site compared to a mixture of two base editor enzymes in mammalian cells. ...

...et al., 2024).   Figure 1: Schematic showing the X-CHIME approach. Figure from LaFleur, et al. 2024...sequential knockout of genes in the immune system. Nature Immunology, 25(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1038...cell subpopulations and restrains tumor immunity. Nature Immunology 20, 1335–1347. https://doi.org/10.1038...in vivo screening of genes in the immune system. Nature Communications, 10(1), 1668. https://doi.org/10.1038...

...climb upwards until they reach a point where the temperature and humidity favors fungal growth. The ants bites...out of the ant’s body. The fruiting bodies then rupture and release spores onto the forest below for the...Vampirovibrio chlorellavorus will not grown in culture alone and relies on its algae host for reproduction...through its gills. It attaches there until they mature and changes sex from male to female. Then, it detaches...resources on the Addgene blog Read about company culture at Addgene See some of our previous Halloween costume...

... on beneficial opportunities or to find oneself unsure of the next steps. Harvard PI Angela DePace has...personal development at the center of her lab (pictured above). DePace holds yearly planning meetings ...trainee to create a supportive, growth-oriented lab culture. The aim of these meetings is to give honest, constructive...PI-trainee communication builds a positive lab culture Although they may take some getting used to, yearly... lab culture...

...screens, but not to know even the life cycle of the creature they deal with.” So photography can be used as...2008. His work exposes and explores the hidden structures within flowers with the use of x-rays. His haunting...and have gathered much acclaim - including being featured in the National Geographic and Smithsonian Magazine...scientist with a new method to explore the inner structures of delicate plants and other organisms without...interest for its stunning images that is has been featured in Time magazine . Other smaller competitions ...

...It was immediately clear that Addgene wanted to ensure applicants understood what the expectations were...responsible for helping other scientists on the team ensure the deposits we received are what the depositing...for me at Addgene. There is a clear effort to make sure people feel connected.    As I became accustomed...aided by the efforts being put in by Addgene to ensure their employees are feeling comfortable.     Lucie... Tips for Writing a Good Cover Letter 7 Tips to Secure a STEAM Internship This Summer  ...

...nLightR (Kagiampaki et al., 2023).     Figure 1: Properties of nLightG and nLightR. A, Structural.... Scale bars, 10 μm (HEK293T), 20 μm (neurons). Figure and caption adapted from Kagiampaki et al., 2023...enhanced response time allows for more precise measurement of norepinephrine uptake throughout the brain...indicators for monitoring norepinephrine in vivo. Nature Methods, 20(9), Article 9. https://doi.org/10.1038...ColabFold: Making protein folding accessible to all. Nature Methods, 19(6), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.1038...

...They generated these editors using the BE4max architecture. The new editors reported in this study have... levels relative to BE4max.  Read the paper in Nature Biotechnology Find the base editor plasmids CRISPRi...CRISPRi in Caulobacter crescentus Figure 1: Serial dilutions of CRISPRi in Caulobacter cells for...Enhanced CRISPR-based DNA demethylation Figure 2: The components of Casilio-ME1. Image from Taghbalout... methylation-silenced genes. Read the paper in Nature Communications Find Casilio-ME plasmids If you...

...called “self-service.” The idea here is to build features that allow users to help themselves, saving time... will continually update the Help Center to make sure that, whatever your support needs are, we’ve got...to the Help Center, you may have noticed a new feature on our website; towards the bottom right corner...www.addgene.org. We’re excited to make these new features available to the Addgene community, and we’d love...Read other Inside Addgene Posts Learn about New Features on Our Plasmid Pages Resources at Addgene Visit...

...was delighted to be invited to the ceremony for surely what is one of many awards that will be bestowed...in markers on a whiteboard. The final image is pictured here…she started from a blank white slate and ...experimentation to the eventual translation to the clinic and cures. There is no doubt that companies are swarming to...computer to fight the known viruses. Bacteria have figured out how to download a bit of virus sequence to ...example, the technology is already available today to cure sickle cell anemia in stem cells but this can’t ...

...facilitating recovery of edited animals. Figure 1: In the background are 504 restriction digests... demonstrated that selection for repair of a temperature-sensitive pha-1 mutation significantly enriches...making screening for knock-ins much more efficient. Pure PCR repair templates are critical for efficient ...editing efficiency improved by using more dilute mixtures (Doksin et al., 2018). The Mello lab also reported...visit Addgene’s C. elegans CRISPR plasmids page. Future perspectives It is interesting to note that recipients...and PCR-based homologous recombination donors in cultured Drosophila cells. Nucleic Acids Research 42:e89...

...discoveries, the world of academia often emphasizes structured methodologies and rigorous research plans. However...strategy could entail immersing yourself in diverse literature. By delving into new topics and expanding your...taking field trips, and spending time outdoors in nature or visiting museums can be excellent methods to... times (or use the notes app on your phone) to capture fleeting thoughts and connections that emerge during...recognizes marvel in all things.   Conclusion  In the structured world of lab research and PhD studies, where ...

...molecular biology toolbox organized, today’s post features a list of free online molecular biology tools ...provides more tools for plasmid mapping and design (Figure 1). Benchling: While you might think of Benchling...Wayne Davis from the University of Utah.   Figure 1: A plasmid map created in SnapGene of Blue Flame...tools Addgene's analyze sequence tool: Annotates features, BLASTs, aligns, digests, and translates a sequence...access this tool, set up an IDT account. Figure 2: Addgene's Analyze Sequence tool.   DNA sequence...

...can be tricky, and it takes extra effort to make sure everyone in the meeting has an equal opportunity...emailing documents to one person at a time. Just be sure there is a point person responsible for incorporating...will come from the collaboration. Some things to figure out are timelines for experiments and manuscripts...from each other, access specialized equipment, or ensure that techniques are being performed the same way...feedback with everyone involved can speed up the future directions of the project. The state of research...

...invading phages but to also destroy the phage upon re-exposure (2, 3). More specifically, specialized Cas proteins... immune system seems like the winning ticket to ensure prokaryotic survival; however, viruses, too, are...strongest will to survive. Genome engineering and future directions CRISPR/Cas inspired genome editing was..., Mojica FJM, Wolf YI, Yakunin JvdO, Koonin EV. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 2011 Jun; 9, 467-477. Bondy-Denomy...Bondy-Denomy J, Pawluk A, Maxwell KL, Davidson AR.  Nature. 2013 Jan; 493, 429–432. Cong L, Ran FA, Cox ...

...we've been able to measure their relative ability to neutralize.”   Figure 2: Sera used in the...was not tested at the time of this study. Figure 1: Neutralization levels against spike pseudovirus...mutations was surprising,” says Balazs.   Figure 3: Neutralization outcomes of convalescent sera....V2 from neutralization by convalescent plasma. Nature 593:142–146. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021...

...🎶 “Bye bye L-arabinose drivePut your cultures in the shakerTurn the LEDs onAnd when you wantYou can ... a light-responsive domain that dimerizes upon exposure to blue light (Fig. 1). Another blue light-inducible...light-inducible dimerization domain, Vaucheria frigida aureochrome1 (VfAu1), led to functional BLADE variants, too...expression needed for most applications.   Figure 1: With blue light, the VVD domains of the BLADE...how spatially precise the activation is.   Figure 2: A bacteriograph of Michelangelo's "The Creation...

... lines (hybridomas) that secrete antibodies in culture and provide renewable reagents with reliable and...plasmid-based and offer numerous advantages, including more secure archiving, unambiguous molecular definition, and...ready-to-use-proteins to facilitate use. Dr. Trimmer’s lab will ensure the quality of the antibodies using quantitative...Reproducibility: Standardize antibodies used in research. Nature 518:27–29 . https://doi.org/10.1038/518027a Bradbury... (2015) Antibodies: validate recombinants once. Nature 520:295–295 . https://doi.org/10.1038/520295b Bradbury...