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  1. Reaching out to China: Canton Nucleic Acids Forum (CNAF) 2015

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    Dec. 1, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
    ...zone so many science and technology companies and start-ups choose to locate there. I made time to go into... Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the NIH, started off with the first keynote presentation. He talked... life. His lab has long hypothesized that life started with RNA and a simple cell membrane. His recent...
  2. How-to: 5 Steps to a Great Panel Discussion

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    Oct. 22, 2014, 1:57 p.m.
    ...Check out Joanne's Reddit AMA Perhaps we should start with some examples of a bad panel discussion? You...You can use this to the advantage of the program. Start the program by polling the audience with a few questions...with some written poll questions to get things started. Give a couple of audience members a chance to ...
  3. Magnetic Control of Proteins: More than a Dream

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    Sept. 24, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...that might serve as a starting point for developing useful tools. A lucky start As Andrew and Maria explained...luck) to get here, he believes MagLOV is just a starting point for much more. If you’re interested in working...
  4. Tips for Using BLAST to Verify Plasmids

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    May 29, 2014, 1:29 p.m.
    ...attempt to verify the starting methionine of a gene but the blastx results start the alignment at a more...Translated BLAST (blastx). NCBI has a terrific getting-started guide for BLAST, which includes a simple explanation...
  5. Drew Endy Introduces the Biobrick Public Agreement Plasmid Collection

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    Dec. 12, 2013, 3:35 p.m.
    ...challenge. We have a strategy that organizes how we start the work, and it begins with the central dogma -...beginnings of an operating system for programming life, starting with the central dogma. Addgene: And the BIL gates...these parts be made freely available? Endy: When we start thinking about languages, humans have two types ...
  6. Tips for arabidopsis transformation

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    Oct. 25, 2018, 1:23 p.m.
    ...a colony from an LB plate. In my hands, a 5 mL starter culture inoculated from a colony on a plate will...density in 18-24 hours. I then add 0.5 mL of this starter culture to 100 mL fresh media, which is then ready...transformation in another 24 hours. The remaining starter culture can be used for colony PCR and glycerol...
  7. Plasmids 101: Colony PCR

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    May 12, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...plate. You can use this plate to start liquid cultures. Lastly, you can start small overnight liquid cultures...leftover bacteria-water suspension and use them to start cultures of your positive clones. If you want to...
  8. Tips from the Repository Trenches: Using Barcodes to Track Samples

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    Oct. 6, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ... way that can be easily traced. If you’re just starting a lab, or are looking for a way to organize samples...necessary.   Tips for barcoding and tracking samples 1. Start with the tube - Barcoded tubes come in many forms...with a barcode reader and an Excel spreadsheet. Start by scanning the sample barcodes into the cells in...
  9. The Importance of a Fun Workplace: Company Culture at Addgene

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    Sept. 3, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...Our story today starts with a bit of Addgene history... As you may be aware, Melina Fan, her brother ...buidling - they relieved some of the pressure of start up life and maintained their sanity by throwing ...will avoid chaos and delays in getting the fun started. I’m aware that  “organizing the fun” sounds a ...
  10. A Career in Grants: How To Become a Grant Professional

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    Aug. 20, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ... by 16% between 2010 and 2020. How did you get started in the grant profession? I asked Deborah Cook, ...began to realize I too had a niche. As a result, I started my own grant consulting firm, a Twitter Chat, and...transitioning from a previous career or you’re starting your first career, a mentor in the Grants Profession...
  11. Sharing Your Lab Protocols: Using Apps to Save Time & Track Your Experiments

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    Sept. 23, 2014, 3:05 p.m.
    ...protocol. Many scientists, publishers, and small start-ups are turning to software apps to solve our need...are just a few promising options to get your lab started:   7 ways to share your lab protocols online Addgene...Check out all the benefits and how you can get started on our deposit page. Protocols.io Website: http...
  12. Career Insights: Technical Support Specialist

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    Nov. 9, 2017, 2 p.m.
    ... for numerous non-academic careers. Still, many start their scientific careers hoping to follow the traditional...candidates are highly experienced but often have to start pursuing other options. While some non-academic ...existed, but did not consider them for myself. I started picturing myself in a technical support role only...
  13. Mesothelioma - Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

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    Dec. 13, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...first exposure to asbestos to the time when someone starts seeing – or feeling – the first mesothelioma symptoms... that by the time it has caught it has usually started to spread (metastasize) and turned into Stage 3...discover the cancer earlier, in particular before it starts to spread beyond its point of origin. One of the...
  14. New Tools Enable CRISPRa for Neuroscience Applications

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    July 2, 2019, 12:51 p.m.
    ...each gene isoform has a distinct transcriptional start site. Because CRISPRa can be targeted anywhere in...selectively target these different transcriptional start sites in order to better understand isoform-specific... Bdnf gene possesses 9 distinct transcriptional start sites, all of which yield the same BDNF protein....
  15. Twenty Years of Sharing: Expanding Accessibility

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    Nov. 21, 2024, 10:47 p.m.
    ...Addgene distributors Distributor Partnership Start Date Country Served Beijing Zhongyuan 2012...information about the materials in our repository. We started to increase accessibility to our repository by ...introduced guides — practical primers to help users get started with tools like CRISPR, lentivirus, and optogenetics...
  16. Tips for Writing a Good Cover Letter

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    May 21, 2024, 1:30 p.m.
    ...struggling to think of what to put in your cover letter, start by looking at the requirements in the job description...hardest part, here are some examples to get you started! Dear Dr./Professor [last name], My name is [full...letter to the job and job requirements. It’s okay to start from a standard version, but take some time to make...
  17. Bioinformatics at Addgene

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    July 14, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...problems was deciding on the right system for us to start using. Prior experimenting with open source assembly...libraries such as Pandas, Numpy, and Biopython.  We started at the usual recommended place: documentation. ...printed one of the inputs, such as the file name. We started small with a print statement and tested that the...
  18. How to Be an Excellent Trainee

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    Sept. 26, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...there any relevant papers you can read prior to the start of your training? These could serve two purposes...and other educational resources to help you get started!) Are there protocols you can familiarize yourself...questions and/or receive help until you’ve already started a time sensitive experiment. Ready to fly solo...
  19. Getting the Most from Your Lentiviral Transduction

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    April 7, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...background of the lines you are using, it is best to start from scratch. Obtain a vial of the desired cell ...production and infection.     Great transduction start with great virus If having happy cells is the first...prep!) and infect. While this approach is a great start to a successful infection, one point to consider...
  20. Antibodies 101: Introduction to Immunofluorescence

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    Nov. 16, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
    .... To narrow down which specific methods to use, start by reading the methods sections of papers that have...straightforward than choosing a primary, so we’ll start there. Some of the most important considerations...commentary by Uhlen, et al. 2016 is a good place to start.) Reviewing available antibodies can seem overwhelming...
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