Unique and persistent IDs for improved reproducibility: Addgene now supports RRIDs and compact identifiers for all plasmids
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...about which reagents were used? Unambiguous identification of a reagent is crucial for reproducibility...can lead to wasted time or retractions.
Using a catalog number for identifying a reagent can be helpful...reagent online. Furthermore, if the link between the catalog number and reagent description is lost (e.g. a ... supplier is bought out by another company and catalog number changes) the original identifier loses its... but this approach has been adapted for the identification of physical materials that we use in our labs... which serve as unique PIDs within the Addgene catalog. These IDs allow you to unmistakably identify a...item. Given a specific Addgene ID # listed in a publication, you can quickly pull up the associated plasmid...