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TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 6, 2016, 3:30 p.m....the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering and member of the Addgene Advisory board, on ...aim to alleviate this frustration by producing, titering, testing, and providing lentiviral preps of select...the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering and the Zhang and Doench/Root labs from the Broad...
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What Good Citizenship Can Do for Reproducibility in Science
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 7, 2019, 2:18 p.m.... and understand. All of this communication and sharing fits together to make for a transparent and collaborative... for data management plans and for evidence of sharing for grant renewal—but there is clearly room to ... all its different forms as part of graduation, hiring, funding, and promotion processes, I’m confident... -
Optimizing Donor DNA for Enhanced CRISPR Genome Editing
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 24, 2016, 2:30 p.m....pathways can modify the sequence of a gene (thus altering its function). HDR is crucial for certain applications...Moreover, the cost of reagents is relatively modest, requiring expressed Cas9 protein, transcribed sgRNA, and...al. "Enhanced homology-directed human genome engineering by controlled timing of CRISPR/Cas9 delivery.... -
Fluorescent Proteins 101: Luciferase
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 24, 2014, 3:59 p.m....resulting from the catalysis of a chemical reaction requiring luciferin, ATP and oxygen as substrates. Production... have been identified in various species with differing kinetics, substrate requirements and photon emission...these luciferases have been subjected to further engineering to improve upon the properties of the native ... -
Synthesized by Ginkgo Bioworks, Shared by Addgene: SARS-CoV-2 Plasmids for Many Expression Systems
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 19, 2020, 1:15 p.m....into our normal full plasmid NGS queue in order to bring them inline with our slower, more traditional, QC...from Ginkgo. To balance the need for speed while ensuring our rigorous QC standards are met, we are taking...’re here for and we’re glad to be able to do so during this critical time. Visit our COVID-19 Plasmids... -
The Many Reasons for Irreproducible Research- and a Vaccine to Eradicate It
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 30, 2020, 2:15 p.m....these omissions, so it is unlikely to be caught during the peer review process, which often focuses more...respond as expected, use of representative images, measuring the main outcomes in several different ways, and... a particular result. Anything else that occurs during the course of the study, say a fifth time has unpredictably... -
Plasmids 101: Transformation, Transduction, Bacterial Conjugation, and Transfection
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 25, 2019, 12:54 p.m....until it is triggered to enter the lytic cycle. During both of these life cycles bacterial DNA can be ...in a wild type E. coli (Griffiths et al., 2000). During conjugation, genetic material is transferred from...Guillemin. "Multiple phases of competence occur during the Helicobacter pylori growth cycle." FEMS microbiology... -
Hot Plasmids - February 2022
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 22, 2022, 2:15 p.m....creates challenges for in vivo delivery and cell engineering applications. CasMINI, a new miniature CRISPR-Cas... Figure 4: Overview of CasMINI for genome engineering applications. Image from Xiaoshu, et. al. 2021...system opens up new possibilities in both cell engineering and gene therapy. Xiaoshu X, et al. Molecular... -
Plasmids 101: Sequence and Ligation Independent Cloning (SLIC)
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 26, 2024, 1:15 p.m....ends to insert genes into plasmid backbones, base pairing between these ~4 base overhangs isn’t strong enough... be accessible to allow for complementary base pairing, so SLIC can’t be used if the overhangs would have...ligase! This post was originally written by Mary Gearing in December 2015 and was updated by Emily P. Bentley... -
Viral Vectors 101: Types of viruses
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 6, 2023, 1:15 p.m....do not require breakdown of the nuclear envelope during cell division to enter the nucleus as gamma-retroviruses...AAV also has multiple serotypes (12 naturally occurring and more synthetic capsids are routinely being...lentivirus, retrovirus, adenovirus, and AAV. If you’re wondering more about what applications these viruses are... -
Plasmids 101: Screens vs. Selections
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 10, 2022, 2:15 p.m....approaches can be found. As an example, say you are considering either a cellular screen or a selection. A selection...scene, there are other options which are worth considering. RNAi screens are similar to CRISPR, but instead...temperature sensitive screens. These involve raising or lowering the culture temperature to exacerbate a mutant... -
Back to Bacteria: CRISPR gRNA Multiplexing Using tRNAs
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 2, 2015, 6:06 p.m....terminator. These relatively large cassettes (considering the gRNA itself is ~100 bases) limit the number...examined editing efficiency in intact rice plants, comparing traditional gRNA constructs with PTGs. In PTG ... Mary Gearing... -
How to Make Friends and Meet People at a Scientific Conference
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 7, 2014, 1:58 p.m....of experimental problems or questions you are pondering and be ready to talk about them. People love to... to help especially when solving problems. During the conference The conference may start in the airport...post. Stay in touch by liking, commenting and re-sharing their posts. LinkedIn users notice this sort of... -
Advice for Starting a Biotech Company from a Grad Student turned Entrepreneur
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 10, 2014, 7:17 p.m....Sample6, for advice on how to take an idea developed during graduate school and turn it into a biotech company...changed, but Sample6 still leverages the core engineering and scientific concepts to engineer bacteriophages...co-founders raised $6 million. The biggest challenge during this time was learning to communicate effectively... -
Summer SciComm Series: Cognitive Load
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 16, 2022, 1:15 p.m....placing on your audience when you're in the midst of sharing your science - which can drive away even the most... them restate or summarize the concepts you’re covering. Don't show frustration if they're incorrect; ...as people discuss their experiences. If you’re hearing multiple people with similar misconceptions, it... -
Antibodies 101: Polyclonal Antibodies
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 14, 2021, 1:15 p.m....polyclonal antibodies include any antibodies produced during the immune response. Polyclonal antibodies...If your protein might become slightly denatured during your experimental protocol, using a polyclonal ... (2019) Antibody Purification and Storage. Cold Spring Harb Protoc 2019:pdb.top099101. https://doi.org... -
Human Germline Editing Using CRISPR
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 10, 2017, 2:19 p.m.... really, and what new questions does this paper bring up? We’ll sift through the paper to understand what...results in fewer eggs. However, the potentially staggering costs of such a treatment on top of the expense... Mary Gearing... -
Plasmids 101: Golden Gate Cloning
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 27, 2015, 2:30 p.m....within both the synthetic biology and genome engineering fields. We’ll walk you through how to apply this... Engler & Marillonet. Golden Gate and genome engineering In early 2011, the Bogdanove and Voytas groups... Mary Gearing... -
Working with Nuclear Receptors
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 15, 2014, 4:03 p.m....mining tool, Transcriptomine. We are currently nearing the completion of an 18-month effort to overhaul...identifying plasmids in the research literature and acquiring them in a timely manner. Addgene represents an...an excellent solution to the problem of sharing plasmids, providing researchers with a one-stop shop for... -
CRISPR Activators: A Comparison Between dCas9-VP64, SAM, SunTag, VPR, and More!
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 6, 2020, 1:15 p.m....simplicity of gene activation: rather than requiring protein engineering for each loci, CRISPR/Cas systems only...regulation. This can be used to activate transcription during either initiation or elongation, depending on which...