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  1. SpyLigase Irreversibly Locks Peptides Together for Efficient Cell Capture

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    Aug. 13, 2014, 3:49 p.m.
    ... to be able to build a highly multivalent assembly connected by covalent bonds, so there were no weak ... wanted to be able to build assemblies through covalent bonds so that the assemblies wouldn’t fall apart...2014 Mar 17. PubMed) Peptide tag forming a rapid covalent bond to a protein, through engineering a bacterial...
  2. What's the Best Way to Elute and Store Your Plasmid DNA?

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    June 4, 2020, 1:22 p.m.
    ...buffer controls the pH, while the EDTA chelates any divalent cations like Mg2+, preventing the activity of ...you can do with these samples. This is because divalent cations are essential cofactors for many tools...downstream application involving enzymatic reactions, a valid alternative can be Tris buffer (with no EDTA) or...elute the DNA. References Murakami M (2013) Evaluation of DNA Plasmid Storage Conditions. The Open Biotechnology...
  3. Addgene Receives NIH BRAIN Initiative Grant to Create Open-Access Recombinant Antibody Resource

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    May 25, 2021, 2:29 p.m.
    ...for neuroscience research and is an expert at validating these tools. While the focus of the NABOR platform...concept of our AAV Data Hub) to share further validation data with you. “Affinity reagents are among ...an open-access, molecularly defined, and well validated collection. I’m thrilled to be working with Addgene...518027a Bradbury AM, Plückthun A (2015) Antibodies: validate recombinants once. Nature 520:295–295 . https:...
  4. Extracurricular Activities for a Strong Science Career Path

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    Jan. 21, 2014, 3:08 p.m.
    ...and identifying needed skills First, evaluate your skills, values, and interests. Are you particularly...Seat” at conferences and seminars, as this is a valuable time to network Attend informational interviews...further information about shaping your career to your values, interests, and skills? Curious to know where graduate...
  5. Multiplexed Overexpression of Regulatory Factors (MORF) collection

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    March 30, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...not as comprehensive as this one, so it is an invaluable tool to be used in this capacity. Similar to ...molecular level. Atlas resource The TF map is a valuable resource for anyone interested in cell differentiation...differentiation programs. The Zhang lab validated their Atlas’s TF fate map by selecting a panel of candidate...network that initiates biological reprogramming is a valuable reference if you are looking to understand a pathway...
  6. Summer SciComm Series: A PhD in Science Communication

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    Aug. 23, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...recent studies looked at how people perceive and evaluate peer-reviewed sources of information if those ...with made up illnesses. They were then asked to evaluate the quality of the study those abstracts represented... The point of this study was to see if their evaluations of the abstracts were driven by the quality of...were engaging in a behaviour called the “biased evaluation of evidence,” in which people (conscious or unconsciously...
  7. 22 Hot Plasmid Technologies from 2014

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    Jan. 6, 2015, 5:21 p.m.
    ...only the elements needed for function. The lab validated this vector, called pBAM1, by conducting random...cell autonomy of gene function in development. To validate the use of the CRUSH vector in transgenic mice...30(11):1143-8.  A new tool for CRISPR gRNA validation Selecting a gRNA sequence that effectively...created a GFP reporter plasmid for scientists to validate the efficacy of their gRNAs. The first step is...integrated and a removable integrase cassette. They validated this methodology in two differents types of bacteria...and easy to do. Clonetegration could become a “valuable technique facilitating genetic engineering with...
  8. From Lab Bench to Leadership: Transitioning into Management as a PhD

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    Jan. 21, 2025, 2:15 p.m.
    ...easy - I had to reinvent myself and redefine the value I could bring to potential employers. Over time,...communication style of a new, junior team member who had values, working styles, and skills that were quite different...and project management. Mentorship is another invaluable resource: connecting with mentors who have made...technical work. On the other hand, it’s perfectly valid to decide that managing isn’t for you at this point...
  9. Communicating Your Science With Help From ComSciCon

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    July 19, 2018, 1:12 p.m.
    ...for. After all, the only value your work will have in the world is the value that you can succeed in communicating...their work. While it's not always recognized and valued for its immense importance, it may well be what...them what they learned from your presentation and evaluate whether or not you’ve succeeded in communicating...
  10. Antibodies 101: Fab Fragments

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    Sept. 5, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...off, F(ab’)2 fragments are bivalent, so may have higher avidity than monovalent Fab’ or Fab fragments. Higher... region and a variable region. The chains are covalently linked to one another by disulfide bonds between...antigens than a Fab or Fab’ fragment. But this bivalency may cause problems for blocking purposes, since...
  11. Plasmids 101: CcdB - The Toxic Key to Efficient Cloning

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    Dec. 8, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...CcdB-resistant strain is ccdB Survival™ from InvitrogenTM. Using either DB3.1 or ccdB SurvivalTM, one can efficiently...same function, there is some evidence that ccdB Survival™ can be more difficult to transform, depending...would also like to note that while DB3.1 and ccdB Survival strains have been developed specifically with ...
  12. PRIDICT: Predicting Efficiencies of Prime Editing Guide RNAs

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    June 25, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...test them all. This is where PRIDICT comes in! Evaluate prime editing efficiencies in high-throughput ...from high-throughput experiments, where we can evaluate tens of thousands of designs in parallel. To do...coupled to their target allowing us to edit and evaluate all of the pegRNAs in one experiment (Figure 1...self-targeting screens such as PRIDICT/PRIDICT2.0 provide valuable insights into pegRNA editing efficiencies for ...
  13. Droplet Digital PCR for AAV Quantitation

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    Jan. 16, 2020, 2:18 p.m.
    ...preparations, we have used quantitative PCR to evaluate the physical titer of our preps. We often repeat...1012 genome copies/mL and both results would be valid. This is why the AAV reference is critical. It allows...digital PCR as a tool for titration and integrity evaluation of recombinant adeno-associated viral vectors...tuberculosis-specific DNA by droplet digital PCR for vaccine evaluation in challenged monkeys and TB diagnosis." Emerging...
  14. Plasmids 101: Secondary Nanobody Toolbox

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    Feb. 27, 2018, 2:04 p.m.
    ...penetrate tissue. Because antibodies are large and bivalent, primary and secondary antibodies cannot be incubated...antibodies. Reagent Pros Cons Antibodies Bivalent Polyclonal Can be labeled with multiple dyes ...incubation can be skipped by pre-binding to 1° Monovalent Monoclonal Only anti- rabbit and -mouse versions...Maleimide-labeling occurs when a maleimide group forms a covalent bond with a sulfhydryl group (–SH), such as that...
  15. Tips from the Repository Trenches: Using Barcodes to Track Samples

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    Oct. 6, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...distribution at Addgene are DH5α, NEB stable, ccdb survival, and Pir1. The majority of plasmids contain either...tracking prevents us Addgenies from wasting hours of valuable time searching for samples and keeps us from discarding...efficiency through automation.       More Resource Avaliable at Addgene Get help with plasmid transformation... molecular biology reference pages! Resources Avaliable on the Addgene Blog Read more Inside Addgene Posts...
  16. Twenty Years of Sharing: Addgene's Viral Vector Service

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    July 30, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...removes a variable from the lengthy process of validating and using an AAV in a specific experimental setup...three generations are regularly requested and a valuable part of our viral vector service. But why are ...selection process to standardize our feedback and evaluation of viral vectors. This process builds on our ...the data when deciding on which viral vectors to validate in their own systems. Browsing the Data Hub before...
  17. Antibiotic Resistance: An Old Solution but a New Problem

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    Nov. 10, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ... Antibiotic resistance is defined as microbial survival despite exposure to antibiotics designed to kill...included) are very skilled at the delicate art of survival. Existing virtually ubiquitously in the environment...resources. This competition drives microbes to develop survival mechanisms. Some microbes even make their own ...thus increasing the initial microbe’s chances of survival. This was the whole basis of how penicillin was...
  18. Analyzing CRISPR Editing Results with ICE from Synthego

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    May 8, 2018, 1 p.m.
    ...everyone to use at ice.synthego.com. We rigorously evaluated the effectiveness of the ICE tool by analyzing...to the observed data using linear regression. R2 Value - When the ICE linear regression is computed during... also computed and reported.  The higher the R2 value, the more confident you can be in the ICE score.... our CRISPR knockout guide design tool, guide validation tool, and guaranteed editing with the CRISPR ...
  19. Important Considerations in Optogenetics Behavioral Experiments

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    Oct. 1, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...using HR was found to block the acquisition and retrieval of contextual fear memories [5].  In a modified...other regions of the brain may be involved in retrieval of remote contextual memories. This study is an...real-time inhibition), and behavioral (remote memory retrieval) specificity. Optogenetics can be used to more...2012): 159-172.5. Goshen I, et al. Dynamics of retrieval strategies for remote memories. Cell. 2011;147...
  20. Data Freedom: The Expansion of Data Sharing in Research Publications

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    Aug. 5, 2014, 6:51 p.m.
    ...condensed into a statistically evaluated set of values.  However, to evaluate the interpretation of the experiment...a peer-reviewed repository for “scientifically valuable” datasets. It likely won’t be long before other...
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