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  1. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Fluorescent Biosensors

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    May 18, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...given ion - we’ll use calcium biosensors as an example. Many calcium biosensors include GFP fused to calmodulin...reticulum (ER), vacuole or cellular membranes. Examples include blue flame mitochondria-targeted calcium...available, and the conditions of your experiment. For example, does the fluorescent tag need to be pH stable ...
  2. Viral Vectors 101: Transductions

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    April 30, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...expressed. Once the design and construction steps are complete, it’s time to make virus! The constructed viral...the biological outcome you want to achieve? For example, do you want the nucleic acid cargo to be integrated... to achieve different biological outcomes. For example, some viruses integrate into the host genome (lentivirus...
  3. Viral Vectors 101: Parts of the AAV Transfer Plasmid

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    Aug. 11, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...an ITR during routine plasmid propagation, with complete ITR loss abolishing AAV packaging. To prevent ... like as long as it’s ~4.4 kb or smaller. Some examples include a reporter like GFP, some smaller CRISPR-Cas...also drive different levels of expression. For example, CAG is a strong promoter that drives very high...
  4. Single-cell tracking of lineage and identity with CellTag

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    May 9, 2019, 1:15 p.m.
    ...phenotype typically emerges. Every three days, a sample of cells was collected for scRNA-seq analysis and...tended to have similar reprogramming outcomes. For example, cells with shared CellTagD13 tags often had similar...et al. "CellTag Indexing: genetic barcode-based sample multiplexing for single-cell genomics." bioRxiv...
  5. New and Upcoming Viral Vectors - Spring 2019

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    March 26, 2019, 1:40 p.m.
    ...jGCaMP7 sensors with different properties (for example, overall brightness or on/off kinetics) that makes...electrical activity in the brain was measured with implanted electrodes. The Archon1 voltage reporter allows...quantify targeting of particular cell types. For example, the mDlx enhancer restricts expression to GABAergic...
  6. Plasmids 101: Origin of Replication

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    Nov. 11, 2020, 2:23 p.m.
    ... of origins of replication out there so, for simplicity’s sake, we've ignored those used in eukaryotic...manipulated with mutations in the replicon. For example, the pMB1 ori maintains about 20 copies per cell...sensitive; others ori's can be "tricked" into amplifying more copies with the addition of chloramphenicol...
  7. HA Frankenbody, a New Imaging Tool to Visualize Single Molecules and Nascent Peptides

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    Oct. 10, 2019, 12:41 p.m.
    ...permanently attached to a protein, making them hard to amplify and image for long periods of time.  Are antibody... scientists fused them to sequences called complementarity determining regions (CDRs, or loops) of an ...demonstrated that the HA frankenbody can be used to amplify fluorescent signals in in vivo imaging: the 10xHA...
  8. Summer SciComm Series: Master of SciComm

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    July 21, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...the public’s perception of head injury risk. In completing a master’s thesis in science communication, I... Department of Science Communication where he completed a master's degree in 2020, his research explores...athletes, as well as the ethical and health policy implications arising from sport-related concussion.   More...
  9. Hot Plasmids: FRET-Based Biosensors

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    May 6, 2014, 1:07 p.m.
    ...give it a shot. “Beginners sometimes think it’s complicated, but actually it is very good,” he said. “It ...dozens of other published FRET-based sensors. For example, his team is now applying it to improve upon an...monitoring calcium versus zinc should require the simple swapping of binding domains, in practice optimizing...
  10. The MTA at Addgene

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    July 23, 2024, 2:17 p.m.
    ...agreement, read on!  What is the MTA?  An MTA is simply a contract or agreement that states the terms of...has placed a request for your plasmid, they must complete a Recipient Scientist Acknowledgment (RSA), which...use for the requested material. Once the RSA is completed, the recipient organization is sent the MTA to...
  11. Improving Transduction Efficiency with Exosome AAVs

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    March 14, 2019, 1:54 p.m.
    ...produced? Purifying exo-AAVs is actually a bit simpler than the classical purification protocol involving...have tried to modify it to improve yields. For example, transfecting the producer cell line with an expression...were always normalized to their genomic titers). Examples include the use of exo-AAV1 for transducing sensory...
  12. Networking Follow-up: I Met a Person. Now What?

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    Jan. 12, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
    ... you have something to ask or say. It can be as simple as “it was nice meeting you.” Include follow-up...person on LinkedIn I once helped by answering one simple question so I accepted the connection invitation...this because I want it to be clear that it is completely impossible for me or anyone to stay in touch ...
  13. What Good Citizenship Can Do for Reproducibility in Science

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    Nov. 7, 2019, 2:18 p.m.
    ... It doesn’t have to be this way. We can never completely eliminate the risk that a minor variation in ...collective priority list. There has been progress—for example, a number of funders (e.g., the NIH) now look for...Press.  She trained originally in cell biology, completing her PhD at the MRC LMB in Cambridge UK and then...
  14. Visualizing Translation at the Single Molecule Level

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    Aug. 1, 2017, 1:15 p.m.
    ... requires extensive sample processing to avoid disrupting ribosome-mRNA complexes. Recent work has adapted...time. Both are helping researchers explore the complexity of translational control in cellular physiology...
  15. With Our New Viral Service, We're Taking CRISPR Further!

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    Dec. 6, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...lentivirus production frustrating - a researcher can complete an entire lentiviral production protocol only ...and we’ll be adding more as the need arises. For example, we’ve teamed up with the Broad Institute to provide...gRNA library in plasmid format, a researcher must amplify the library, use next-generation sequencing to ...
  16. Four Factors that Differentiate the Stem Cell Field

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    Sept. 28, 2016, 2:35 p.m.
    ... from otherwise terminally differentiated cells simply by expressing four proteins Oct4, Sox2, Klf4, and...just 8 years after the OSKM paper – as a prime example of the fast movement in this field.  As an Addgene... it took the joint effort of five post-docs to implant human kidney progenitors into a pig. In stark contrast...
  17. Addgene Welcomes John Doench to the Advisory Board

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    Aug. 13, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...Sharp. After a few rotations, Doench decided to complete his PhD work in Sharp’s lab.  Doench says, “what...what I loved about [RNAi], ... it was just this complete black box. The RNAi process had just been discovered...he says, “In the case of CRISPR, the hype was completely justified… it has been just an incredibly useful...
  18. Finding and Joining Your Dream Lab

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    April 8, 2014, 2:50 p.m.
    ... and interested in science. “Postdoc hires are simpler because of their documented history in science....you might enjoy working closely with others to accomplish your goals. You must understand your own style...Finding your dream lab While none of us will feel completely happy at work all of the time, the goal is to...
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