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TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 19, 2018, 1:38 p.m....by an inexpensive and widely available imaging platform: ultrasound. Challenges of in vivo imaging with...water-dwelling photosynthetic bacteria and archaea to regulate their buoyancy. The Shapiro lab recently discovered...ultrasound imaging. Ultrasound is an attractive imaging platform for in vivo imaging experiments because ultrasound...imaging to show where the bacteria localize in relation to internal organs. The limit of detection for...
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Hot Plasmids and Viral Preps - July 2021
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 27, 2021, 1:15 p.m....opportunities for investigating genetic mechanisms related to morphogenesis, cell fate specification, and ...a conformational change of the receptor which modulates the fluorescence intensity of the cpGFP without...agrochemical compounds that have the potential to regulate the parasitization of cereal crops. As a result...activity on NAG PAMS and reduced activity on NGG PAMs relative to wild type. A new genome-wide CRISPR knockout... -
We're Updating Our Hold for Publication Policy
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 24, 2025, 1:15 p.m....let you know before these releases happen (and congratulate you on your paper!). And as always, we won’t.... But this way, as soon as we become aware the related journal article has been published we’ll get the...the plasmids’ citation when the paper comes out later. Or, if a project isn’t working out as planned, ...citation to the final journal article version any time later. We recognize that a preprint isn’t necessarily ... -
Embracing Serendipity: A Crucial Element in the PhD Journey
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 25, 2024, 1:15 p.m....to detach from the constant stream of thoughts related to lab research and gain fresh perspectives. Such...encourages exploration of tangents or seemingly unrelated ideas. It's beneficial to carry a notebook at ... identify areas in need of improvement. These unrelated ideas might hold the key to unlocking new perspectives...everything is a miracle.” This quote encourages us to contemplate our approach to life and how our viewpoints influence... -
The Golden Stopwatch Award: Recognizing Facilitators of Research
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 5, 2019, 1:06 p.m.[email protected] Congratulations to the Golden Stopwatch awardees! Congratulations to all of the winners...faster with technology transfer offices (TTOs). The latest of these efforts is the Golden Stopwatch Award ...Team! Why MTAs Matter Though they may seem like boilerplate drudgery to some scientists, MTAs are important—they... -
Scientific Peer-review: Providing Critical and Kind Feedback and Advocating for Open Science
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 8, 2019, 1:19 p.m...., increasing the impact of the work, and as a collateral benefit, increasing the impact of the specific...comments to “you” I can easily check if I would have formulated specific comment differently if I would be speaking...Root System Architecture of Arabidopsis HapMap population in Amsterdam. Currently, she is a postdoc at ...expression patterns in plants with enhanced sodium accumulation in their roots and (3) development of tools ... -
Bright Monomeric Fluorescent Proteins: mNeonGreen, mTFP1, and mWasabi
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 25, 2019, 3:01 p.m....) from the marine invertebrate Branchiostoma lanceolatum in 2012. Using structural modeling and structure-guided...which had a total of 31 amino acid replacements relative to CFP484. Because the excitation and emission...combination results in a 2.6-fold increase in signal relative to mCerulean imaged with a standard CFP set. mTFP1...fluorescent protein derived from Branchiostoma lanceolatum." Nature methods 10.5 (2013): 407. PubMed PMID... -
Summer SciComm Series: Master of SciComm
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 21, 2022, 1:15 p.m....brain science, my curiosity did not ultimately translate to a desire to do the research itself. Several... neuroscience was carried over and allowed to percolate within a new intellectual environment. Over time...perception, scientific uncertainty and precautionary regulation was all necessary to inform the experimental ... health policy implications arising from sport-related concussion. More resources on the Addgene blog... -
Three Tips for Preventing Viral Plasmid Recombination in Your Samples
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 14, 2021, 1:15 p.m....multiple, small colonies After streaking LB agar plates, you may notice that there are both large and small... bacterial cultures with lentiviral vectors, the flat white colonies contained the full plasmid, whereas...preps. In some cases, we suggest gel extraction to isolate the full, intact plasmid. Please see our gel extraction...recombination of plasmid DNA without affecting mRNA translation efficiency or half-life. RNA 25:507–518. https... -
Antibody Neutralization Response Against Pseudoviruses Expressing SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Variants
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 22, 2021, 1:15 p.m.... encode spikes found on all of the different circulating variants. This allowed us to create pseudoviruses... the vaccine, we've been able to measure their relative ability to neutralize.” Figure 2: Sera... shocked [with these results] because we were simulating the live virus experiment,” says Balazs. “But...resources on the Addgene blog Browse all COVID-19 related blog posts Learn more about pseudotyping Resources... -
Extracurricular Activities for a Strong Science Career Path
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 21, 2014, 3:08 p.m....Careers has developed a web-based, career-planning platform called the Individual Development Plan (IDP) and...using multidisciplinary, collaborative, and translational approaches for scientific tool and technique... of the project. For example, how can future regulations impact your work? What design variables need ...Patent process Business Models Communication Regulatory knowledge Networking Blogging Writing... -
The CRISPR Software Matchmaker: A New Tool for Choosing the Best CRISPR Software for Your Needs
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 3, 2015, 3:30 p.m....thought there was room for improvement and a year later it became quite clear that others thought the same... piñata burst, value was subjectively ascribed relative to the basic needs of each individual; the community...newer tools may still prove somewhat useful for the latest NTT targeting Cas protein, Cpf1. Separately, on-target...tools allow the user to save the results and return later or share them. Community exclusivity: Different...sites, scores and the statistics that go into calculating them. For this, some online tools such as Cas-OFFinder... -
Visualizing Genomic Loci with CRISPR-Sirius
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 18, 2019, 12:53 p.m.... arrangements may affect nuclear processes. The latest of these visualization tools is CRISPR-Sirius, ...specific loci based on the guide RNA sequence. A year later, they developed CRISPRainbow (Ma et al., 2016), ...chromosome-specific loci in the genome and the guides are relatively unstable. Figure 1: CRISPRainbow labeling... proteins. (B) CRISPR-Sirius used to visualize relative locations of the subtelomeric region of the pericentromeric... -
Learning Technical Skills at a Lab Central Workshop
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 20, 2018, 2:30 p.m....these small DNA strands can form concatemers in later steps. This new NEB kit includes a step that both...the DNA and prevents it from forming concatemers later. The "FS" stands for Fragmentation System and this... an NEB drawstring backpack and a double wall insulated glass to take home with us. Tips to to get the...understand? How does the information I’ll be learning relate to me as an individual and Addgene as a company... -
Predicting Adverse Reactions to Monoclonal Antibody Drugs
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 13, 2024, 2:15 p.m.... are trained on vast amounts of data to calculate the relative immunogenicity score (Mattei et.al., 2022...therapeutic antibody itself or as impurities in the formulation. Efforts to predict T cell epitopes focus on ..., and can be used as a whole or can be used to isolate specific subsets like CD4+ or CD8+ T-cells or monocytes... -
Hot Plasmids - January 2023
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 31, 2023, 2:15 p.m....changes of non-target genes and RNA-seq of a nuclear (MALAT1) and cytoplasmic (CKB1) RNA target. Adapted from...area, as the image below shows: This system ablates tumors just as effectively as standard CAR-T cells...epitopes on GFP Monoclonal antibodies can yield relatively low signal in immunoassays due to only having...tested hfYFP in expansion microscopy as well as correlative light and electron microscopy and observed high... -
5 Great Apps for Lab Life
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 22, 2016, 2:30 p.m....tried to find an app that could help me with calculations. This is how I came across the Gibco Cell Culture...culture and include a counter, lab timer, dilution calculator, and a couple of other nice features. This app...sequence for your enzyme of interest. Lastly, the Tm calculator helps you set up an optimal PCR depending on ...apps: Findings Lab Notebook Cell Culture Split Calculator by DRDP Restriction Enzyme Tool by Promega Material... -
Multiplex Genome Editing with CRISPR-Cpf1
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 9, 2017, 2:12 p.m....multiplexing vectors are larger because they require regulatory sequences to allow for expression of multiple...example of how this works. Make sure to order 5’ phosphorylated oligos or treat with T4 PNK. Delivery options... are easier to use across multiple expression platforms: transfection, lentiviral transduction, and AAV...Multiplex gene editing with CRISPR-Cpf1 is one of the latest developments in CRISPR technologies. It’s a simple... -
Antibodies 101: ChIP
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 10, 2022, 3:25 p.m....of interest (4) isolated your antibody:protein:DNA complexes and finally (5) isolated the DNA from your...DNA are no longer bound, and the DNA can then be isolated and studied through a variety of downstream methods...downstream analysis via any methods suitable for isolated and purified DNA, such as sequencing or qPCR. ... -
Sweating the Small Stuff: Details in the Lab
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 8, 2022, 2:15 p.m.... to glance at as you work. Draw your plate maps onto your plates, alongside your physical copy. If you...reminders on a sticky note Visual Planning Plate maps, pre-labeling tubes, and even drawing out experimental...example, setting up your pipette tips to match your plate layout can help you track samples as you add them...