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TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 27, 2017, 1:23 p.m....more tips on using social media as a scientist here. 2) Public engagement - Participate in science festivals...Sainsbury Laboratory. She is passionate about science communications and loves talking about science, ...Schmidt, a Marie Curie Fellow at The Sainsbury Laboratory. Are you a science student or early career researcher...break into science communication? Everybody goes about this in their own way. The career paths into science...Society gives training in media skills, writing about your research and residential communication. If ...
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Corralling and Cornering the Goldilocks Antibody
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 9, 2022, 1:15 p.m....non-specific binding in our IHC condition. Fig. 2: Schematic of the goldilocks antibody selection process...Have you ever been stuck googling about an antibody that will be essential to your new research project...high-quality antibodies for IHC. Working with collaborators and support from the Brain Research Through ...extensive library of monoclonal antibodies; Addgene collaborates with these companies to create and provide general...pattern should align with what the atlases (mentioned above) and literature suggest, providing an expectation...open-source database, the mAb3D Atlas will foster collaboration, progress, and innovation by allowing scientists... -
Reaching out to China: Canton Nucleic Acids Forum (CNAF) 2015
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 1, 2015, 3:30 p.m....systems to defend against both DNA and RNA viruses - 2 cas systems regulate at the DNA level and 1 at the... 2015 conference invited me to attend and speak about Addgene’s experience helping scientists share plasmids... with the first keynote presentation. He talked about the impact of the Human Genome project on its 25th...of the meeting was how much we still don’t know about RNA. One talk that really brought this home was ...presented by Todd Lowe from UCSC. Dr. Lowe talked about his work on the 500+ human tRNA genes and, until... Udi Qimron from Tel Aviv University then spoke about using CRISPR/cas to address the growing clinical... -
3D Printing Meets CRISPR Cas9
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 17, 2017, 12:55 p.m....communicate the nuances of protein structure in a flat 2-D images. In the early days of structural biology,...Until then, you can only wonder what I am talking about. How do researchers use physical models of protein...students work closely with local researchers to learn about their research while creating physical models of...model is an effective teaching tool. You can read about Jacob’s initial reaction to this model on his blog...will wake up in the middle of the night dreaming about the conformational gymnastics that this protein ...Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Learn All about CRISPR Use CRISPR for Genome Visualization Tips ... -
CRISPR 101: Mammalian Expression Systems and Delivery Methods
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 24, 2015, 2:30 p.m.... already have an end product in mind, steps 1 and 2 will generally be straightforward. Likewise for step...directly back to your specific goal. When thinking about step 3, however, you may be surprised at the number...Delivery methods for mammalian cell lines As mentioned above, the expression system you choose in many ways dictates.... The user should review the current literature about their preferred model. If your expression system... Check out our CRISPR Featured Topic Page Learn about CRISPR Delivery Using Ribonucleoproteins (RNPs) ... -
Adapting Toehold Switches to Detect Zika Virus
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 30, 2016, 2:30 p.m..... Find Plasmids from the publication at Addgene 2. Green, Alexander A., et al. "Toehold switches: de-novo-designed...allowed gene circuits to be deployed out of the laboratory in a cell-free and biosafe format that was stable...circuit-based sensors to be used outside of the laboratory. The detection threshold for these RNA sequences...sequences (3 nM), however, was quite high and above what would be expected in patient samples (e.g.: blood... -
Tips for Using BLAST to Verify Plasmids
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 29, 2014, 1:29 p.m.... to remove this default setting. Timesaving Tip #2: blastx searches are inherently slower than blastn...such as full plasmid sequences provided by the laboratories that deposit their plasmids with us or other...mismatches and gaps in the alignment. If you are curious about the differences in the blastn programs, check out...Inside Look at NGS Plasmid Quality Control Learn about our Snapgene-powered plasmid maps. Resources on... -
CRISPR in the Clinic
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 2, 2023, 1:15 p.m.... Cure for HIV/AIDS. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Jan 13;24(2):1563. doi: 10.3390/ijms24021563 Resources on Addgene.org...trials The CRISPR therapies don’t stop with the list above! There are many, many more in the earlier stages... and others we just don’t have the time to talk about. Other treatments currently in clinical trials include... -
Hot Plasmids May 2018 - Optogenetics, Decaffeination, Biosensors, and Fluorescent Protein Tools
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 15, 2018, 12:43 p.m....C-terminus of human codon-optimized cryptochrome 2 (CRY2) from Arabidopsis thaliana. When exposed to ... plasmids you need. If you'd ever like to write about a recent plasmid deposit please sign up here. ...protein activity while also capturing information about spatial and temporal organization. The design use... -
Split-BioID: An Improved Method for Studying Protein-Protein Interactions
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 1, 2018, 1:57 p.m....dimerization-dependent protein interactions. FEBS letters, 591 2, 415-424. PubMed PMID: 28032891. This is a different...Addgene Blog Learn about techniques for visualizing protein turnover Learn about plasmids for in vivo... -
Hot Plasmids - October 2020
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 13, 2020, 1:15 p.m....products have distinct localizations. Figure 2: Split-wrmScarlet labeling proteins with different... plasmids you need. If you'd ever like to write about a recent plasmid deposit please sign up here. Here's...fluorescent proteins coupled with Fibronectin intrabodies generated with mRNA display (FingRs), Xue Han... -
A Look at Addgene's QC Process
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 6, 2025, 1:15 p.m....contain the expected plasmid features. Figure 2. Addgene’s basic QC process. Created with BioRender.com...results, and subsequent conclusions. Being vigilant about these errors is an important part of maintaining... -
Interview: Nicola Patron on Plant Synthetic Biology, MoClo, and More
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 12, 2014, 3:30 p.m.... Werner S, Marillonnet S. PLoS One. 2011 Feb 18;6(2):e16765. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0016765. PubMed...think about how much that’s on it are plants, and the animals you eat ate plants too. Think about how many...is Head of Synthetic Biology at the Sainsbury Laboratory, where she often feels more like an engineer ..., or pathogens to their hosts. I spoke with her about what motivates her research, the MoClo Kit she and...parts for plant synthetic biology Addgene: Tell me about the Golden Gate Modular Cloning (MoClo) Kit. What...make a 10-gene construct, you don’t have to worry about repeating elements anymore. The kit contains sequences...easy to express genes in, which makes it a good laboratory workhorse. Tips & tricks Addgene: Do you have... -
CRISPR 101: Ribonucleoprotein (RNP) Delivery
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 6, 2018, 12:02 p.m....PMID: 27151215. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4938170. 2. Zuris, John A., et al. "Cationic lipid-mediated delivery...scientists to make genomic alterations, bringing about a revolution in genome engineering, with new techniques...available by both the Jacob Corn and Alex Schier laboratories. Delivering Cas9-gRNA ribonucleoproteins An...delivery of RNPs is electroporation (A in the figure above), which generates pores in the cell membrane, allowing...as lipid-mediated transfection (B in the figure above), are in the early stages of development. David ...proteins harboring receptor ligands (C in the figure above), which result in the internalization of Cas9-gRNA...show promise for in vivo studies, little is known about the immunogenicity and stability of the Cas9 protein... -
xCas9: Engineering a CRISPR Variant with PAM Flexibility
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 28, 2018, 6:52 p.m....) 12 (>100) xCas9(3.7)-ABE 69 (1.4) 43 (2) 21 (3) Not examined 16 (>100) Average percent...Blog Learn about Engineered Cas9 PAM Variants Read about CRISPR Base Editing Learn about Homology Directed...editing specificity. We’re excited to learn more about xCas9 - here’s what we know so far! Why do we ...point mutations, also has a strict editing window about 15 nt upstream of the PAM. Even if there’s a PAM...in mammalian cells, finding xCas9 3.7 displayed about the same editing rate as SpCas9 at an NGG PAM. When...are exciting, there’s a lot we still don’t know about xCas9. “I’m not 100% sure xCas9 is going to be flat...Find CRISPR Plasmids for Mammalian Systems Learn about CRISPR History ... -
Capturing a Moment with Marc Zimmer’s “The State of Science”
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 30, 2020, 1:15 p.m....of these issues are not particularly new. Chapter 2, “The Professional Scientist,” addresses the challenges...have been written about CRISPR alone, and Zimmer himself has written entire books about optogenetics. Defining... been thinking about a long time. For the scientists who like to learn everything about one specific topic...wisely makes no such attempt. He is transparent about his own biases--many of which will be shared by ... a massive, expensive project that required collaboration from scientists around the world. The paper ...As a scientist who enjoys learning a little bit about many different things (part of the reason Addgene... -
10 Basic tips for mammalian cell culture
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 12, 2018, 1:09 p.m....PMID: 24901218. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4047077. 2. Pagliara, Patrizia, et al. "Ostreopsis cf. ovata ...of the hood while work is in progress.Learn more about cell culture contamination in this post from the... bath constantly at 37°C for this purpose.Learn about the effects of CO2 on sample pH Cell morphology:... Set up a routine to split cells Don’t be lazy about splitting cells, instead try to form a routine. ...secretion of lactic acid (a by-product of cellular metabolism that is toxic to the cells), and need to be split... -
Viral Vectors 101: Chemogenetics
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 11, 2023, 1:15 p.m....Reports 9: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-41088-2 Magnus C, Lee P, Bonaventura J, Zemla R, Gomez J, ...posts Read blog posts about neuroscience Resources on addgene.org Learn more about chemogenetics in our...as a DREADD agonist due to its ability to be metabolized into clozapine (CLZ). While some scientists argue... -
Of Myc and Men
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 19, 2023, 2:15 p.m....promising monoclonal antibody with high specificity. (2) Narrow down the specific epitope that your antibody...Do you ever wonder about the origins of some of the common techniques or tools you use in the lab? Take...times of the myc tag. Origins of protein tags For about as long as the disciplines have existed, cell and...examples of new versions of Myc1-9E10 mentioned above basically involve taking the Myc1-9E10 variable ... -
Your Lentiviral Plasmid FAQs Answered
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 23, 2014, 1:08 p.m.... replication competent virus [usually HIV-1]; and 2) the potential for oncogenesis through insertional...Plasmids 101 Learn about genome-wide screening with CRISPR and Lentivirus Read about the ClonTracr Library... the proper cell line is used; several common laboratory cell lines including 293 were immortalized with...