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TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 25, 2016, 2:30 p.m....for a scaleable lab. When you need to track the location, quality, growth, and legal status of thousands...stab culture Ship the stab culture to the proper location To keep ourselves from mixing up samples and ...
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Gendered Innovations: Why Does Sex of the Cell Matter?
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 21, 2016, 2:30 p.m..... To remedy this, Shah et al. provide a table indicating the sex of the most commonly used cell lines ... work to be done! Researchers need to learn sophisticated methods of sex and gender analysis. Universities... -
Antibodies 101: ELISA (Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay)
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 24, 2021, 1:15 p.m....the most common type of competitive ELISA is a modification of the sandwich ELISA as described here, the...ELISA, the only difference being the additional amplification step, which helps to visualize low-abundance... -
Plasmid-based Recombinant Monoclonal Antibodies: What They Are and Why You Should Be Excited About Them
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 4, 2021, 1:15 p.m....cells, for antibody production and subsequent purification. Academic laboratories and companies have already...Edition. 2104. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Publications, New York. Helma J, Cardoso MC, Muyldermans ... -
High Complexity Golden Gate Assembly with NEB’s DAD
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 1, 2023, 1:15 p.m....assemblies are possible, the two sets of data together indicate that 35-pieces is a reasonable upper limit for...Overhang Ligation Fidelity by T4 DNA Ligase and Application to DNA Assembly. ACS Synthetic Biology. https... -
Viral Vectors 101: Chemogenetics
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 11, 2023, 1:15 p.m....combined with. Combining a PSAM with the IPD of a cation channel, such as the serotonin 3 receptor, will...chemogenetics for research and potential clinical applications. Science 6436: eaav5282. https://science.sciencemag.org... -
BeHeard Award 2018: Diseases of Glycosylation, Arginine Mutagenesis, & Neural Development
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 26, 2018, 1:33 p.m....Rescue occurs through guanidinium cation (Gdm+) binding in the location formerly occupied by the Arg sidechain... -
Lab Automation at Addgene
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 22, 2018, 1:28 p.m....efficient. Here, I’ll discuss transformation, DNA purification, and filling vials with agar. I’ll also provide...greater than 95% success rate! Automating DNA purification We're developing ways to prep large quantities... -
Gaining Leadership Skills Volunteering at a Professional Organization
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 6, 2015, 2:30 p.m....committees would not function without long distance communication and learning to work with people despite the...the distance improved my verbal and written communication skills. Volunteering on these committees was ... -
How to Prepare for an Industry Interview
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 9, 2020, 1:15 p.m....accomplishments and demonstrate your science communication skills. Know your audience. Connect your prior...codes for interviews. You can also ask HR for clarification on the dress code for the interview. Greet each... -
Meet an Addgenie: Insights into Grad School, Career Paths, and More
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 25, 2020, 1:15 p.m....between undergraduate school and studying for the MCAT, she decided that she didn’t want to take it. “I...to your values While going through the co-op application process, my advisor encouraged me to keep my ... -
Plasmids 101: Terminators and PolyA signals
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 31, 2016, 2:30 p.m....type are generally broken down into two broad categories, prokaryotic or eukaryotic, based on the functional...termination mechanisms fall under two general categories: rho-dependent and rho-independent. Rho factor... -
Tips for Titering Your Lentiviral Preps
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 15, 2016, 2:30 p.m....particle. Consequently, titers based off of p24 quantification tend to be overestimates since they can include...quantify the amount of PCR product that comes from amplification of the original plasmid which can over-inflate... -
10 Basic tips for mammalian cell culture
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 12, 2018, 1:09 p.m....results. Most cell culture media contain the pH indicator phenol red (pH range 6.0 (yellow) - 8.0 (red))...Anything between orange and light orange usually indicates that the cells have grown enough, are making their... -
Transferable Skills Guide: Managing a Team
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 30, 2018, 2:42 p.m....delegating well, but it does get easier over time! Communicate often and clearly As a manager you need to clearly...it is the best way to avoid mistakes due to miscommunication and to detect trouble. I’m not comfortable... -
Light Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 16, 2015, 2:30 p.m....of LSFM microscopes (3,4). After this initial application, Stelzer’s group described the single-plane or...brightness with increasing depth caused by light scattering and absorption. Finally, the photomultipliers... -
Tips for Using BLAST to Verify Plasmids
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 29, 2014, 1:29 p.m....search to check for expected ORFs, mutations or truncations. A primary advantage of blastx is that you do...other labs speed up their plasmid and cloning verification steps and free up more time for using your plasmids... -
AAVs CREATed for Gene Delivery to the CNS and PNS
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 28, 2017, 2:01 p.m.... creates a template that’s suitable for PCR amplification using pre-designed primers. By using this library...morphologic studies), as well as translational applications (mechanistic studies and gene therapy treatments... -
QC Sequencing Technologies at Addgene
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 15, 2025, 1:15 p.m....differences due to in silico variations and lack of verification. To address this issue, the QC team developed...Nanopore sequencing technology, bioinformatics and applications. Nature Biotechnology, 39(11), 1348–1365. https... -
Viral Vectors 101: Pseudotyping
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 20, 2021, 2:30 p.m....The glycoprotein will be incorporated into the replicating rabies virus envelope, travel retrogradely, and... Pseudotypes: Precious Tools to Improve Gene Modification of Hematopoietic Cells for Research and Gene...