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TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 17, 2019, 1:38 p.m....describe how each of these kinds of connectivity facilitates reproducibility. Connectivity to other data sources...available for public access, review, and query. Gates Open Research and Wellcome Open Research both accept...Framework, Data Dryad, and Figshare. Any ELN that facilitates reproducibility has to make it easy to export...
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pCXLE toolkit: Efficient episomal plasmid-based method to reprogram peripheral blood cells to iPSCs
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 14, 2017, 2:08 p.m....iPSC programming spanning from fibroblasts and keratinocytes to peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs...using PBMCs as the source of somatic cells. This translates to only about 16 hiPSC colonies per 100 ml of...22422317. 6. Diecke, S., et al., Recent technological updates and clinical applications of induced pluripotent... -
Changing Labor Laws Bring Increased Postdoc Wages
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 25, 2016, 2:30 p.m....increase from $23,660 to $47,476 per year, under updates to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This is... must be above this level, and certain job duty tests must be met. In the Department of Labor’s general...postdocs should be paid according to the National Institutes of Health National Research Service Award (NRSA... -
CRISPR 101: Which Cas9 Do I Choose for My CRISPR Experiment?
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 13, 2022, 1:45 p.m....demonstrated that targeting dCas9 to transcriptional start sites was sufficient to repress transcription by blocking...of activators include the SunTag system which facilitates recruitment of multiple activation domains to...2020). Moreno-Mateos, M. A. et al. CRISPR-Cpf1 mediates efficient homology-directed repair and temperature-controlled... -
Bacterial Toxin-antitoxin Systems as Molecular Biology Tools
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 1, 2018, 12:35 p.m....grows resulting in the appearance of unmethylated sites in the chromosome. The more stable endonuclease ...an immune response. As a proof of concept, they tested a lux-mediated bioluminescence reporter in vivo...hok/sok system of plasmid R1: Sok antisense RNA regulates hok gene expression indirectly through the overlapping... -
Antibodies 101: Beyond Surface Labeling
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 27, 2024, 1:15 p.m....advantage of this system is that streptavidin conjugates are commercially available for a wide range of... heterogeneous cell mixes, like bulk lympho-/splenocytes, you might only be interested in one of the various...mummification). Permeabilization, as the name suggests, perforates the cell membrane to allow for antibodies to ... -
Five Popular Model Organisms, Part 2
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 29, 2020, 1:15 p.m....propagated and have a generation time of around 20 minutes, they are perfect for molecular cloning and metabolic...is far from perfect. One of the most limiting attributes of rats is their difficult to manipulate genome...making them useful for in vivo studies. These attributes make frog eggs some of the most useful tools ... -
New Optogenetic Tools for Cytoskeleton and Membrane Control
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 28, 2023, 1:15 p.m....GFP-PASS (green). After 30 minutes of blue light illumination, substantial PA accumulates in the plasma membranes...optogenetics plasmids – and keep an eye out for future updates to the collection! Resources and references Additional... -
Transferable Skills Guide: Time Management
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 5, 2017, 1:52 p.m....saying something like, “I’ll be there in a few minutes, I just need to split some cells.” Inevitably, ... Word or google doc that I can comment and make notes on as I progress. I’ve also recently started using...Business Review article on procrastination recommends testing out how much time you can possibly handle doing... -
Proximity Labeling: A Powerful Tool for Protein Complex Purification and Proteomic Mapping
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 2, 2019, 2 p.m....is its speed, labeling neighboring proteins in minutes rather than hours like BioID. APEX has allowed ...and miniTurbo both enable biotin labeling in 10 minutes without any issues in toxicity. TurboID’s signal...give these methods a try. References: Branon, Tess C., et al. "Efficient proximity labeling in living... -
10 Steps to a Perfect Science Talk
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 23, 2016, 2:30 p.m....speakers talk without looking at their slides or notes. Listen to their stories and narratives (see below... that you can deliver most of your talk without notes. Don’t be hard on yourself if you stumble or make...more engaging session. The best speakers use no notes and can concentrate on delivery, rapport with the... -
Plasmids 101: Common Lab E. coli Strains
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 7, 2014, 2:56 p.m....them in 1885. E. coli are mainly found in the intestinal tract of animals. There are many different naturally...coli used today are descended from two individual isolates, the K-12 strain and the B strain. K-12 was isolated...typically standard; just having the gene listed indicates it is non-functional. If a gene is deleted, it... -
Plasmids 101: Dimers and Multimers
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 10, 2023, 2:15 p.m....expected fragments for that plasmid. This phenomenon indicates the presence of a multimer. Fig. 1:... be used to detect multimers, since restriction sites in multimers usually repeat in tandem along with... of the plasmid monomer (see this article from BiteSize Bio for more information on how different plasmid... -
Is this the right place for me? 8 tactics for choosing a lab
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 2, 2018, 12:56 p.m....for the PI and lab members. Make coffee or beer dates to talk to as many lab alumni as you can or schedule...or at least observe grant writing? Get equipment quotes? Understand administrative responsibilities? Is...this blog as a guide. Start a document to record notes and observations so you have data to review when... -
Antibodies 101: Validation
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 24, 2022, 1:15 p.m....aware of any possible alternative translation start sites or alternative splicing that could lead to some ...with your protein of interest and show just the faintest band from the cells transfected with the other...work great in another context! So the next time you test an antibody (perhaps one from Addgene!), consider... -
Finding Your Science Policy Path
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 22, 2020, 1:15 p.m....Each path to science policy is unique and this creates a rich and diverse workforce. Out of all the career...interests. Action Items: Sign up to receive updates from ESAL and explore their Local Engagement Playbook...others (see more in Figure 2). Starting early demonstrates not only your interest to future positions, ... -
CRISPR 101: Cytosine and Adenine Base Editors
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 13, 2025, 2:15 p.m....improvement over Cas9-mediated HDR for the loci tested, where average HDR-mediated editing frequency was...sequences, expanding the number of available target sites for base editing (Kim et al., 2017). For each base...have an improved base editing capacity, even at sites previously difficult to target. ABE8s can achieve... -
'Tis the Season to #DeckTheLab
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 2, 2016, 3:30 p.m....holiday spirit by kicking off our annual #DeckTheLab contest. The bar is set very high from last year’s impressive...some cheer by snapping a photo of you and your labmates celebrating the holidays and tweeting it with ... -
Introducing the Addgene Antibodies 101 eBook!
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 29, 2024, 1:15 p.m.... first edition of our Antibodies 101 eBook! The latest addition to our eBook collection is a handy resource...start looking for answers. We hope you find the latest addition to our eBook collection useful. And, as... -
The 12 Days of CRISPR
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 3, 2023, 2:15 p.m....celebrate the 12 Days of CRISPR with some of the latest and greatest in CRISPR tools and resources! Ready to sing...