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  1. What's New in CRISPR - September 2019

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    Sept. 10, 2019, 12:56 p.m.
    ...team reveal the mechanism behind its activity including an extensive RNA scaffold and a domain needed ...inhibition library from the Chong Zhong lab. Now, we’ve included another E. coli genome-wide inhibition library...recently deposited to Addgene and you’d like it to be included in the next What’s New in CRISPR blog post, please...
  2. 9 Tips to Achieve Success in Academia

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    April 1, 2014, 5:33 p.m.
    ...don't read, you're doomed.” 2. Always be sure to include various positive and negative controls to “convince...entertainment, politics, K-12, etc.” Addgene's team includes many PhD scientists who have stepped away from...Blog Series   Our 3 PIs answer more questions, including: Advice for Choosing a Research Project Finding...
  3. Plasmids 101: Walkthrough of Addgene’s Snapgene-Powered Quality Control Process

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    Feb. 1, 2018, 3:07 p.m.
    ...replication, and fluorescent proteins that are already included in Snapgene’s extensive database. Snapgene also...plasmids are difficult to sequence by NGS. These can include GC-rich and repetitive regions. These regions require... same features annotated in our plasmid maps, including our most popular primers and certain restriction...
  4. Plasmids 101: Positive and Negative Selection for Plasmid Cloning

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    Aug. 22, 2019, 12:43 p.m.
    ...straightforward in cases where the inserted DNA includes an antibiotic resistance marker. After transformation...grow. However, often times, the plasmid backbone includes an antibiotic resistance cassette and you aren...Gateway cloning takes advantage of this property by including ccdB on its destination plasmids. In the destination...
  5. Networking and Inspiring Young Scientists at Freshers Fairs

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    Nov. 17, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
    ...years of study to come. Some Freshers Fairs can include fairground rides and other fun activities and even...society organises talks by prominent scientists, including Nobel Laureates, who speak about their work and...recreational and educational events throughout the year, including a Christmas Chemistry symposium and a career night...
  6. In Vivo Biotinylation of Bacterial Fusion Proteins

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    Jan. 25, 2018, 2:09 p.m.
    ...protease. The carboxyl-terminus of the fusion protein includes an AviTag and a 6X HisTag for affinity purification...purification (see plasmid map and cartoon below). Including biotin in your culture and inducing protein expression...binding kinetics using a multitude of methods including surface plasmon resonance (Biacore, GE Life Sciences...
  7. Multifunctional Neural Fibers: Modulation from Gut to Brain

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    Aug. 31, 2023, 1 p.m.
    ...thickness. The fibers are drawn with microelectronics included in them for downstream control – this is important...components are added - the ‘bells and whistles’ – including microscale light emitting diodes, thermal sensors...neuroscience tools into the brains of model organisms, including the Anikeeva lab’s work on a similar neural fiber...
  8. Plasmids 101: A Brief History of Plasmids and an Improved eBook!

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    Oct. 29, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...napkin for paper, a small group of scientists including Stanley Falkow, Stanley Cohen, Herbert Boyer, ...eBook. Some highlights of the 2nd edition eBook include: new chapters on genome engineering, cloning, and...PMCID: PMC427208. Novick, R P et al. “Uniform Nomenclature for Bacterial Plasmids: A Proposal.”Bacteriological...
  9. FPbase: A new community-editable fluorescent protein database

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    May 16, 2018, 1 p.m.
    ...protein, etc...).  There are many online guides – including an excellent series of posts by Joachim Goedhart...risk of inaccurate data submissions, so FPbase includes a versioning system that allows users to see when...improvement and elaboration.  Current projects include incorporation of biosensors, protein evolution ...
  10. 5 Great Apps for Lab Life

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    Sept. 22, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...lifesaver when your research requires cell culture and include a counter, lab timer, dilution calculator, and ...quite helpful and provides a list of directions including which buffers to use and that indicates if a sequential...reagents you work with in experiments. Hence, I’m including this MSDS app. The Chemical Safety Data Sheets...
  11. Scientists Map the SARS-CoV-2-Human Interaction Network

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    April 9, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ... planning to soon expand to other cell types, including more physiologically-relevant systems, to catch... viral proteins except for Nsp3 and Nsp16, and includes an additional catalytically dead version of the...the viral protease, Nsp5. Our set also includes a GFP construct as a control. For easier portability, ...
  12. What Good Citizenship Can Do for Reproducibility in Science

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    Nov. 7, 2019, 2:18 p.m.
    ...structure and transparency of methods sections, including clear information about reagents, and why other...roles on review and primary research journals including Trends in Cell Biology, Cell, Molecular Cell, ...inception and launch of other Cell Press journals, including Cell Metabolism, Cell Reports and Joule. In September...
  13. Celebrate National Book Month with Addgene

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    Oct. 3, 2019, 12:47 p.m.
    ..., Musicophilia includes case studies of relevant neurological atypicalities, including a patient with ...protagonist, some clever magic, and a satisfying conclusion? In this series, there is always another secret...
  14. Synthetic Photobiology: Optogenetics for E. coli

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    Sept. 8, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...biological processes is highly useful in other fields, including synthetic biology. Addgene depositors Christopher...effectors are suboptimal for a number of reasons, including their potential toxicity and cross-reactivity ...they can be used with many types of proteins, including Cas9 and dCas9-transcription factors, for which...
  15. Cas13d: Small RNA-targeting CRISPR enzymes for transcriptome engineering

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    May 3, 2018, 1:48 p.m.
    ...previously identified Cas13a-c orthologs, but they do include HEPN nuclease domains characteristic of the Cas13...these studies also identified other advantages, including Cas13d-specific regulatory proteins and high targeting... knockdown by CasRx for each of four targets, including two mRNAs and two nuclear long non-coding RNAs...
  16. A Deep Dive into BioBuilder

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    Oct. 11, 2017, 1:44 p.m.
    ...classes, some pick and choose a few lessons to include each year; others use BioBuilder as an afterschool... work with one of five BioBuilder kits — which include lab materials and reagents such as droppers, centrifuge...for both STEM teachers and STEM-loving students include The BioBuilder High School Apprenticeship, preparing...
  17. Viral Vectors 101: Gamma-Retroviral Packaging Systems

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    Aug. 6, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...genome. Typically, it is the sequences between and including the LTRs that are integrated into the host genome...internal promoter. An internal promoter must be included as the wildtype LTR promoter is no longer present...-retroviral plasmids have similar names? The nomenclature of the plasmid backbone is meant to be descriptive...
  18. Viral Vectors 101: Biosensors

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    July 6, 2023, 1 p.m.
    ... fluorescence in the presence of calcium. This includes FRET-based sensors such as Twitch. While calcium...world, there are sensors available for other ions including magnesium, potassium, and zinc. These ion sensors...sensors designed for them. For example, this class includes tension monitors associated with specific proteins...
  19. Hot Plasmids - February 2022

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    Feb. 22, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ...applications. This set of new anti-FLAG frankebodies includes mEGFP, mRuby2, iRFP713, SNAP-tag, and HaloTag ...HaloTag fusions, while the anti-HA frankenbodies include mEGFP, mCherry, and HaloTag. Figure 1: (a) Anti-FLAG...frankenbodies have a variety of applications, including live-cell imaging, single-molecule tracking, immunolabeling...
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