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  1. Summer SciComm Series: Master of SciComm

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    Blog Post
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    July 21, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...towards a career in science communication, an established field of inquiry with which I was not yet familiar...are sincerely interested in connecting with the public in a meaningful way, and not solely to ensure a...doing so—can prove invaluable in the pursuit of public engagement. Studying science communication is ... a scientific background and bring with them established interests and areas of expertise. Perhaps the... research topic on concussion in sport and the public’s perception of head injury risk. In completing ...of unsettled science. Understanding just how the public utilizes insights gleaned from scientific research...
  2. Unique and persistent IDs for improved reproducibility: Addgene now supports RRIDs and compact identifiers for all plasmids

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    Blog Post
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    Nov. 20, 2018, 8:17 p.m.
    ...item. Given a specific Addgene ID # listed in a publication, you can quickly pull up the associated plasmid...plasmid page also helps researchers find other publications that have used the same plasmid through the ...section. Having IDs linked to these metadata and publications help to enable reproducibility of experiments...Additionally, proper citation of these Addgene IDs in published work allows readers to quickly track down the ...Resource Identifiers (CURIEs) combined with well-established prefix resolution services such as Identifiers.org... in the material and methods section of your publication. You should carefully read and follow the journal...
  3. Synthetic Photobiology: Optogenetics for E. coli

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    Blog Post
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    Sept. 8, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...kinase. This hybrid construct senses light, and an obligate chromophore allows the system to respond to various...photosensor senses various light inputs, and an obligate chromophore allows the system to respond. In far-red...Oct 11. PubMed. Find the plasmids from this publication at Addgene. Synthetic biology: engineering Escherichia...:441-2. PubMed. Find the plasmids from this publication at Addgene. A synthetic genetic edge detection....2009.04.048. PubMed. Find the plasmids from this publication at Addgene. Multichromatic control of gene expression...Oct 28. PubMed. Find the plasmids from this publication at Addgene. More Resources at Addgene: Check...
  4. The Future of Research Symposium Boston 2015

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    Blog Post
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    Oct. 20, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...scientists”  These comments are well correlated with published data. For example, in 2010, less than 15% of postdocs...many notable contributions in this area include publishing the book ‘How Economics Shapes Science’ and contributing... Biology at Brandeis University, has recently published an article arguing against reducing the number...postdocs. Among other involvements, he helped to establish grants through the Sloan foundation for postdoc-related...employ them, the diversity of trainee backgrounds, publishing from a young scientist’s perspective, and the...science and in the intersection between science and public policy. Follow David on Twitter @driglar.     References...
  5. Experimenting with New Careers while in Grad School

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    Blog Post
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    Feb. 25, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...activities with the public, so I reached out to people who were educating the public and organizing events...wanted a career in science outreach: engaging the public to promote an awareness and understanding of science...for researchers interested in connecting with the public. My experiences in grad school, though often called...outreach, not only can I easily share science with the public, but I can watch and learn from the experts in ...also been a great place to reach out to local establishments such as museums, professional organizations...
  6. Capturing a Moment with Marc Zimmer’s “The State of Science”

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    Blog Post
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    July 30, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...sexism in science, problems with peer-reviewed publications and funding, bioethics in the age of CRISPR,...examines the inherent brokenness of scientific publishing and research funding. I’ve been aware of these... place. Can we address problems in scientific publishing without acknowledging the systemic sexism in ...to the steadily increasing distrust the general public has in science and scientists (as discussed in ...Readers unfamiliar with academia’s challenges with publication and funding may be dismayed to see the dirty ...and the marginalization of science, particularly public health and environmental science, by the Trump ...
  7. The Challenges of Cell Culture

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    Blog Post
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    May 5, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...Institute, Public Domain, National Institutes of Health, Wikipedia user Aimecie~commonswiki, Public Domain...let alone the human cost. Here are just a few publications which have since been retracted due to cell ...profiles are available for all the major cell lines on public databases. Image attributions (from top to bottom...cell line provenance and identity. The Nature Publishing Group recently reiterated its strict stance on...immortal life of Henrietta Lacks. New York: Crown Publishers, 2010. 2. Gold, Michael. "A conspiracy of cells...
  8. Increasing Your Work's Visibility with Addgene: Citation, Search, and Collections

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    Blog Post
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    March 10, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...Addgene ID number, your publication will be listed on our website as a “Publication Citing this Plasmid” ...upon other researchers being able to find their publications in the first place. As a curator of the thousands...make it easier for you to find the plasmids and publications relevant to your research interests. We do this...number as well as the reference for its original publication. To help facilitate this process, we explain ...
  9. Mapping the 4D nucleome with CRISPR/Cas9

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    Blog Post
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    Aug. 11, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...that there’s a new CRISPR advance or technique published every week! One of the newest applications is ...fluorescent distances correlating with the previously established physical map. In comparing pairs of targets ~...Feb 23. Pubmed. Find the plasmids from this publication at Addgene. Dynamic imaging of genomic loci....2013.12.001. Pubmed. Find the plasmids from this publication at Addgene. A protein-tagging system for signal...Oct 9. Pubmed. Find the plasmids from this publication at Addgene. ...
  10. SpyLigase Irreversibly Locks Peptides Together for Efficient Cell Capture

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    Blog Post
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    Aug. 13, 2014, 3:49 p.m.
    ...wanted to be able to build assemblies through covalent bonds so that the assemblies wouldn’t fall apart, even...irreversible protein-peptide interactions. In a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences...advantage of peptide tags for building larger protein assemblies? Howarth: Peptide tags can be very generic; you...Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences paper [published online on March 17] should cover it. Addgene: ...
  11. Networking and Inspiring Young Scientists at Freshers Fairs

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    Blog Post
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    Nov. 17, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
    ...members, and the general public. Chemical Society in University College Dublin, Ireland The Chemical Society...other fun activities and even invite members of the public to attend. We thought we’d take some time to introduce... University of Cambridge and within the general public. The society organises talks by prominent scientists...range of talks for both students and the general public, career events, and networking meetups. The society...
  12. Arabidopsis in Education: How the Arabidopsis Biological Resource Center Brings Plant Science to Life

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    Blog Post
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    April 12, 2018, 1:02 p.m.
    ...Plant Sciences at The Ohio State University. Established in 1991, the Arabidopsis Biological Resource ...condition known to the plant community as ‘plant blindness’ - the tendency for students to be more interested...biological concepts - and you have yourself a plant publicity crisis. The Arabidopsis Biological Resource Center...Center (ABRC) set out to remedy that with the establishment of an outreach program in 2011. More than a...Ohio State University. In her work, she focuses in public engagement in science and promoting plant science...
  13. Special Delivery: Fluorophore Targeting for FRET Studies

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    Blog Post
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    July 19, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...Scores of FP variants have been created, thereby enabling a broad spectrum of donor fluorescence wavelengths...importantly, these compounds cross cell membranes, thus enabling FRET measurements in intact cells. The Gradia ...However, proper control experiments are needed to establish the dynamic range of your assay. These experiments...energy transfer values you can expect, thereby establishing the dynamic range of your FRET assay (Figure... developed, so don’t be afraid to try novel, unpublished combinations of labeling strategies. FRET experimental...similarly but with differing R0 values, thereby enabling calibrated FRET distance measurements (for an ...
  14. 25 Work From Home Tips for Scientists

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    Blog Post
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    March 19, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ... a few model organisms, Micropublication will accept negative data or publish brief, novel findings. Most...for all ages. Organize your data and prepare publications or your dissertation Organize data that you... Most Micropublications contain one figure. If you aren’t there yet, write introductions to potential ...potential publications or prepare a review article. These are both options that can be done without having access...
  15. K. phaffii: Rising to the Occasion

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    Blog Post
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    April 4, 2023, 1 p.m.
    ...culture and easy to work with Grows extremely fast (doubling time of ~ 2 hours) Amenable to genetic manipulation...sequenced There are several human disease models established in yeast, including a widely used Parkinson’s...approximately 25% of yeast genes have a human counterpart, enabling study of human-relevant pathways (Liu et al., ... Facultative anaerobe Facultative anaerobe Obligate aerobe Number of chromosomes 16 3 4 ... is a non-pathogenic yeast that operates as an obligate aerobe. It’s also a methylotropic yeast, meaning...
  16. What Good Citizenship Can Do for Reproducibility in Science

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    Blog Post
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    Nov. 7, 2019, 2:18 p.m.
    ...communication falls on the shoulders of journals and publishers. As journal editors, we often find ourselves ...contributions, etc.) before their paper can be published. To a scientist, all of this checking and formatting...can feel like yet another hurdle in front of publication when all they really want to do is get the paper...clear information about reagents, and why other publishers and organizations have various different versions...reproducible Read all of our blog posts on scientific publishing  ...
  17. Resume Writing for Non-academic Science Careers

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    Blog Post
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    Dec. 18, 2014, 4:06 p.m.
    ... pages in a Curricula Vitae to showcase your publications, academic performances, and research experiences...information. Think "skills," not just "research and publications” What are the skills you developed through your... grant application? Are you familiar with the publishing or patent application processes? How about facilitating... science? Or perhaps you have presented in some public lectures? These transferable skills could be meaningful...make their job postings and salary expectations public, so start by looking at these university postings...
  18. Hot Plasmids - May 2022

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    Blog Post
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    May 26, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...showing the workflow for the BLITZ system. Image from Xiong et al. 2021.    BLITZ uses the biotin ligase...makes use of pre-existing transgenic lines, termed BLITZ (Biotin Labeling In Transgenic Zebrafish) (Xiong...can be used for other experiments. And, while the BLITZ system was designed and optimized with zebrafish...can easily be applied to other systems.    Find BLITZ Plasmids here! Xiong, et al. eLife. 2021. https:...
  19. Choosing the B(right)est Fluorescent Protein: Aggregation Tendency

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    Blog Post
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    June 15, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ...correctly to gap junctions (Shaner et al, 2008). Obligate dimers (such as dTomato) that promote interactions...CytERM with mTurquoise2 and dTomato, which are established monomeric and dimerizing FPs respectively, are...compared with mEGFP or mTurquoise2, which are established true monomeric fluorescent proteins. Concluding...aware that the fluorescent proteins reported in publications are only characterized under a limited number... experience that is gathered can be shared by publishing it as (part of) figure 1, uploading it as a preprint...
  20. CRISPRainbow and Genome Visualization

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    Blog Post
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    Feb. 28, 2017, 3:30 p.m.
    ...fluorescent distances correlating with the previously established physical map. In comparing pairs of targets ~... PMCID: PMC3918502. Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene. 2. Ma, Hanhui, et al. “Multicolor...PMCID: PMC4364232. Find the plasmids from this publication at Addgene. 3. Ma, Hanhui, et al. “Multiplexed...PMCID: PMC4864854. Find the plasmids from this publication at Addgene. 4. Kiani, Samira, et al. “Cas9 gRNA... PMCID: PMC4666719. Find plasmids from this publication at Addgene. Additional Resources on the Addgene...
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