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  1. The Michael Davidson Collection: One-Stop Shop for Fluorescent Proteins

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    July 29, 2014, 6:16 p.m.
    ... markers all tagged with mEmerald. Plasmids to monitor protein-protein interactions through multicolor... Baird said. “They are all designed in the same vector backbone with very similar restriction enzymes....Michael Davidson told the Tallahassee Democrat in a story about his life’s work and the stage IV lung cancer...shutter its doors. “We wanted to give all of these vectors to the scientific community and contribute in a...community," says Joanne Kamens, Addgene's Executive Director, "and to promote the great work of Michael Davidson...

  2. Deep Dive: Statistical Tests (Comparisons)

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    March 7, 2023, 2:15 p.m.
    ...chance vs. the factor that is being experimentally manipulated. Below are several core factors of statistics...variables – factors which are not affected by other variables (cause). Dependent variables – factors which...total crop production and the production window. Factorial ANOVA This type of ANOVA assesses multiple independent...sounds like a two-way ANOVA. And this time, it is! Factorial ANOVAs include two-way ANOVAs but can include ...

  3. RNA Interference in Plant Biology: New Tools for an Old Favorite

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    Oct. 27, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...technologies, one might incorrectly relegate RNAi to history. The straightforwardness of RNAi is unmatched—unlike...cannot be used to investigate essential genes. Historically, gene silencing methods were thought to be afflicted...considerations, such as the starting material (DNA-based vector or purified RNA) and the initial state of the dsRNA... Although downstream work is required, several vectors can be found at Addgene that could serve as an ...an excellent start (#22988, #137884). Both vectors allow the creation of amiRNAs based upon miRNA precursors...method. Instead of using a fluorescent output to monitor RNAi, we engineered a positive selection reporter...

  4. RUBY-Red Siliques

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    March 1, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ...Willoughby   Using RUBY as a selection marker The creators of RUBY highlight its use in crop plants under... is difficult for new members of the lab or collaborators unfamiliar with these mutant plants. Using RUBY...promoter with self-cleaving 2A site linkages and a terminator. Image from He, Y., Zhang, T., Sun, H. et al...., Sun, H. et al. A reporter for noninvasively monitoring gene expression and plant transformation. Hortic...Transformation CRISPR 101: CRISPR-Mediated Plant Base Editors...

  5. What the HEK?

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    Blog Post
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    April 18, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...model for cancer-specific research. Membrane receptors and ion channels are often exogenously expressed... degrade over time in culture. This can affect factors that could skew research results (gene expression... Especially if your research interests include receptor biology, ion channels, or involve human protein...Platform to Produce Recombinant Proteins and Viral Vectors. Front Bioeng Biotechnol. (2021) (9):796991. DOI...10 Tips for Mammalian Cell Culture Adenoviral Vector Production and Troubleshooting Additional resources...

  6. Fluorescent Biosensors for Measuring Autophagic Flux

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    Jan. 22, 2019, 2:41 p.m.
    ...of autophagic substrates inside the lysosome. Historically, methods for studying autophagy focused on counting... autophagic activity, and are a more reliable indicator of autophagic activity. The aim of this post is...mitochondria-targeting sequence makes Keima useful for monitoring mitophagy. It’s important to remember that because...Maria Cuervo, and Per O. Seglen. "Methods for monitoring autophagy from yeast to human." Autophagy 3.3...PMC4517063. Yoshii, Saori R., and Noboru Mizushima. "Monitoring and measuring autophagy." International journal...

  7. Don’t Wait To Launch Your Health Science Startup

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    Aug. 25, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...different story altogether? The unfortunate answer is yes, largely due to a few limiting factors.  To start...spent your life making connections and finding mentors -- well, it's time you call upon these people for... is more important than the product itself -- investors would rather fund excellent people with mediocre...Harvard/MIT faculty, venture capital and angel investors, and business development heads at major companies...

  8. Hassle-free 96-well Format Epitope Tagging Using Cas9 Ribonucleoprotein

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    June 28, 2018, 3:01 p.m.
    ...pitfalls: they require construction of plasmid vectors and/or rely on cumbersome in vitro synthesis of... have low knock-in efficiency. Together, these factors prevent stem cell researchers from generating clonal...purchased and there is no need to construct plasmid vectors or synthesize/purify IVT sgRNA in the lab. Figure...experiments. Notably, we could tag >60 transcription factors in a short (3-week) time window; this was possible...csRNP experiments, it can be ordered in bulk and stored in small aliquots at -80 oC. Assemble csRNP: Anneal...success of knock-in experiments depends on many factors. Some of these include: Most importantly, the...

  9. Hot Plasmids - September 2019 - CRISPR, Auxin Inducible Degradation, MerMAID Channelrhodopsins, and Genome Looping

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    Sept. 3, 2019, 1:15 p.m.
    ...looping factors developed thus far for these latter experiments, such as transcription factors tethered...highlight a subset of the new plasmids in the repository through our hot plasmids articles. These articles...Kanemaki lab demonstrated that auxinole, a TIR1 inhibitor, sufficiently suppresses basal degradation of ...neurons. Earlier this year, the Hegemann lab and collaborators report their discovery of a new family of seven...

  10. Predicting Adverse Reactions to Monoclonal Antibody Drugs

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    Feb. 13, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
    ...elicit an immune response from the body. Several factors contribute to the immunogenicity of a drug, including...these algorithms to model individually-specific factors, such as previous exposures to that specific antigen...assessments, as well as analyze the contributing factors that in silico prediction algorithms fail to capture...10.1634/theoncologist.2016-0061WHO. International monitoring of adverse reactions to drugs: adverse reaction...WHO Collaborating Centre for International Drug Monitoring, Uppsala, Sweden, 1992. Mattei, A. E., Gutierrez...

  11. Trading Spaces - Visiting Scientist Edition

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    Aug. 22, 2023, 1 p.m.
    ...researchers, it can expose them to a new institute and mentor that they may want to consider for future work ...professor or institute, ask if you will have a bench mentor or anyone else available to directly help you during... during your visit. Reach out to your bench mentor (if you have one) to communicate your plan as well.... comfortable initiating this conversation, your mentor can help get the ball rolling! If you are applying...techniques. Show up on time (don’t make your bench mentor wait on you!), make sure you are prepared (read...

  12. Scientists Map the SARS-CoV-2-Human Interaction Network

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    April 9, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...one are in a pLVX vector background, so you can package them into lentiviral vectors if you need to. Additionally...following up on these leads as we speak, with collaborators in Paris and New York. We want YOU to join the...It’s also important to determine if the human interactors we found in our map have an impact on virus replication... replication. While we and our collaborators are starting these experiments, there's so much to do that...

  13. Advice for Scientists Starting a Lab

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    April 29, 2014, 1:43 p.m.
    ...will choose to start their own academic research laboratory. How does one even go about starting a lab? Obviously... does 7 or 8 jobs: “a teacher, departmental administrator, lab and safety manager, researcher, adviser...experiments and grant writing. You have to enjoy the mentoring role.” She points out that new PIs may not recognize...student or postdoc may require different types of mentoring. Some mentees prefer lots of advice and micromanagement...tips for starting a lab. Or share your success stories below. And don't forget to stay tuned for the last...

  14. Antibodies 101: Isotypes

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    Oct. 19, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ... are three main pathogen clearing functions or effector functions of the constant regions of antibodies...functions: Recruitment of immune cells that express receptors that recognize the Fc portion of different antibody...domains, or Fc region, can be bound by special receptors that transport antibodies through cells and into...role in allergies. They are found bound to IgE receptors on the surface of basophils and mast cells, two...of an immune response since it also changes the effector function of the antibody. Isotype switching is...

  15. GCE4All: Making Genetic Code Expansion Accessible

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    June 15, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...technology or as a therapeutic.  A (very) brief history GCE came onto the synthetic biology scene in 1989...be individually optimized for each of the three factors: the ncAA, the tRNA, and the tRNA synthetases. ...balance can be extremely tricky to find: each of the factors can negatively impact both translation and fidelity...complicated.” And Ryan Mehl would know. He’s the director of GCE4All, an NIH-funded center located at Oregon... V. W. (2021). Genetic Code Expansion: A Brief History and Perspective. Biochemistry, 60(46), 3455–3469...

  16. 7 Tips to Secure a STEAM Internship This Summer

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    Feb. 2, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
    ...don’t guess. Simply reach out to the program coordinator with your question(s). This precautionary step...professional network such as co-workers, professors, and mentors. Ask for specific guidance on grammatical errors...notice within 24 hrs, send a note to the program coordinator.   6. Virtual interview prep Prepare for your...practice a set of common questions with a peer or mentor. Several days prior to the interview, inspect your...Pierre! Roodolph (Roo) P. St Pierre is currently a doctoral candidate in the Chemical Biology Program at Harvard...

  17. Improved Plasmid Maps Powered by SnapGene

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    June 29, 2017, 1:06 p.m.
    ...for you to find the plasmids you need. We'll be monitoring and improving the maps further after this initial...SnapGene powered plasmid maps at Addgene  Three factors make our SnapGene powered plasmid maps far easier...all available sequence information from Addgene depositors and our own sequencing results: On this page ...sequence in your sequence viewer of choice. If the depositor provided a custom annotated GenBank file, this...updates will make it much easier to browse the repository and quickly identify the plasmids and features...

  18. Back to Bacteria: CRISPR gRNA Multiplexing Using tRNAs

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    Blog Post
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    June 2, 2015, 6:06 p.m.
    ...biological systems. Size is also a factor; the pol lll promoter and terminator need be encoded only once, and...containing the RNA pol III promoter, gRNA and pol III terminator. These relatively large cassettes (considering...gRNAs that can be packaged together in a single vector. In addition, the pol III promoter is relatively...deletions of other regions, such as noncoding RNAs or regulatory elements, to examine their function. Bacteria...

  19. Summer SciComm Series: Cognitive Load

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    Blog Post
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    June 16, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...tips can help:  If there’s a teacher, mentor, or other educator working with your audience, ask! They ...refers to the work put into creating a permanent store of knowledge (a schema).”  In scicomm, I like to.... It’s a lot easier to read a formulaic fiction story that doesn’t require any detailed retention of information...knowledge and expertise your audience has is a major factor in how quickly they can understand and process ...

  20. Antibodies 101: Affinity Reagents

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    April 14, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...credit to. Thankfully, as Addgene's resident blog editor, I could take the needed steps to continue where...alternative reagents have reduced immunogenicity. Effector functions are eliminated, as is antibody recognition...constant region. Nonspecific binding, caused cell receptors for the constant region, is also reduced.  Disadvantages...antibody constant region. They are generated using combinatorial libraries, and high specificity has been reported...allowing for them to be used as intracellular inhibitors.  Aptamers are not proteins at all. These high-affinity...
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