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  1. Single-cell tracking of lineage and identity with CellTag

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    ...individual cells. Each cell is labeled with 3-4 tags to increase the diversity of the CellTag library. The fixed...detected over a 10-week period. Their expression decreased over time but they were not silenced.    Find ...retroviral overexpression cocktail yielded a three-fold increase of fully reprogrammed cells based on single-cell...
  2. Bright Monomeric Fluorescent Proteins: mNeonGreen, mTFP1, and mWasabi

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    ...University of Alberta and University of Oregon created mTFP1 by transforming E. coli with a gene library...tetramer-breaking mutations. The library was then screened through successive rounds of mutagenesis for the...filter. This combination results in a 2.6-fold increase in signal relative to mCerulean imaged with a ...
  3. Addgene Begins Distribution of Recombinant Antibodies

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    ...collection of antibodies available at launch were created by James Trimmer, PhD, of the University of California...commitment to supporting your research, Addgene is creating an array of educational materials to accompany...more useful to everyone over time. Through our incredible community, including your support, we have enabled...
  4. RUBY-Red Siliques

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    ...to select against CRISPR positive plants, but screening these can be challenging and requires specialized...Willoughby   Using RUBY as a selection marker The creators of RUBY highlight its use in crop plants under...as positive selection of transformed plants to decrease the routine usage of antibiotics which may contribute...
  5. Antibodies 101: Avoiding the Mouse on Mouse Mess in IHC

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    ...primary antibody and endogenous IgGs in the tissue. Created with biorender.com. Strategies for avoiding...Some labs have found that you can significantly decrease background staining by mixing your primary and...you add your primary and secondary antibodies. Created with biorender.com. Proper tissue processing...
  6. Antibodies 101: Chimeric Antibodies

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    ...Recombinant antibodies are plasmid-based and are created synthetically or derived from hybridoma antibody...antibodies against the new Fc region. In addition to increasing multiplexing capabilities this process is frequently...Although isotype conversion is routinely used to increase the utility of recombinant antibody tools, the...
  7. Summer SciComm: Science Storytelling

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    ... - not just for fiction! Image credit: Kenneth Rowe, under the creative commons license.    The introduction...is to find one or two roadblocks that sparked creativity, changed the outcome of the project, or illustrates...
  8. Plasmids 101: Origin of Replication

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    ...R6K, and 15A. Not all origins of replication are created equal. Some will produce many plasmid copies and...because they will compete for the same machinery, creating an unstable and unpredictable environment. As ...plasmids if they contain large inserts or genes that create a toxic product. The E. coli strain Most E....
  9. Don’t Wait To Launch Your Health Science Startup

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    ...would rather fund excellent people with mediocre ideas than mediocre people with excellent ideas. I am lucky... your potential as an entrepreneur, not your credentials. If you have an idea, don’t wait.  Go for it....
  10. Four Factors that Differentiate the Stem Cell Field

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    ... the stem cell community – a community largely created due to Yamanaka’s seminal work. It didn't take... during his keynote address, appeared almost incredulous that the field has exploded so quickly, citing...explained that it took 50 people nearly 2 years to create the first stem cell line that could be used in ...
  11. Virtual Science Conference Coming Up? Three Addgenies Share Their Experience

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    ...to keep the audience engaged through a computer screen. For the Reproducibility for Everyone Workshop,...author of the poster,” he says.Viewing a poster on a screen is challenging, requiring you to zoom in to different...canceled may be disappointing, but there are many creative ways to adapt and take advantage of the new conference...
  12. Improving Transduction Efficiency with Exosome AAVs

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    ...microvesicles (approx. 40 - 150 nm diameter) that are secreted from the cellular membrane into the culture medium...AAVs (Schiller et al., 2018). Exosomal vesicles secreted from producer cells also contain cellular macromolecules...open new ways of improving gene delivery. They increase the efficiency of transduction, broaden the use...
  13. Plasmids 101: Mammalian Vectors

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    ..., described below, are typically employed when creating stable cell lines and are not used for general...Stable transfection A stable transfection is used to create a population of cells that have fully and successfully...culture media until 24-48 h post transfection when creating stable cell lines. Looking for Mammalian Expression...
  14. Luminescent Imaging with Nano-lanterns

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    ...emitted yellow-green light and exhibited 3-5 fold increased brightness over previous BRET probes, with sufficient...injected intravenously with coelenterazine, with increased sensitivity and faster imaging compared to previous... reporter genes for endogenous protein fusions created using CRISPR/Cas9. eNLs offer high luminescent ...
  15. Addgene’s Viral Service - Why Virus? Why Now?

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    ...production. Finally, we are blessed to have an incredibly supportive Board of Directors at Addgene. Our...leadership of Addgene’s co-founder, Melina Fan, we created a new team to push this project forward. The viral...you to the Addgenies who went the extra mile to create this new service. We knew the scientists were waiting...
  16. Communicating Your Science With Help From ComSciCon

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    ...communication skills with training programs, which are increasingly available. But think of this as a jumpstart ...possible outcome of a ComSciCon workshop is the creation of a new science communication initiative that...science communication opportunities in your area, create them.  Seek out collaborations with organizations...
  17. Developing a cold tolerant E. coli using specialized chaperones

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    ...under cold temperatures, and frigid conditions decrease the potential for microbial contamination. Additionally...Acclimatisation To resolve this impasse, our team decided to create a hybrid system where we could incorporate cold-tolerance...The event also featured a seminar on “Tools to increase scientific reproducibility” by Benoit Giquel, ...
  18. Behind the scenes: Addgene’s new search engine and more

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    ...well-characterized. During this time, we’ve also created a variety of educational resources in an effort...understanding of Addgene’s customer’s needs. Categories We created a categorization of our information in order to...for promoter and serotype, among others. We also created a normalization mechanism to “collapse” variations...
  19. 15 Years of Addgene: The Top 15 Plasmids

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    ...sequence (pSpCas9(BB)). The 2A-GFP allows for screening of transfected cells. Find pSpCas9(BB)-2A-GFP ...virus, making it ideal for CRISPR pooled library screening experiments. Find lentiCRISPR v2.(If you’ve peeked...site, a pair of annealed oligos can be cloned to create a chimeric guide RNA. Find pX330-U6-Chimeric_BB-CBh-hSpCas9...
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