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TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 11, 2015, 2:30 p.m....response to the cell cycle or other stimuli. To create a colorful Cas9 toolbox, Ma et al. turned to SpCas9...was fused to a different fluorescent protein to create three colors. The specificity of these orthologs...nucleome a specific priority, as researchers work to increase our understanding of chromatin organization. This...
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Some Like it Hot: Thermostable GeoCas9
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 14, 2017, 12:40 p.m....The last trick GeoCas9 has up its sleeve is its increased longevity in human serum. Harrington et al suspected...shown that a cocaine esterase engineered to have increased thermostability also had a longer lifetime in ...Harrington, Lucas, et al. "A thermostable Cas9 with increased lifetime in human plasma." bioRxiv (2017): 138867... -
Embracing Serendipity: A Crucial Element in the PhD Journey
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 25, 2024, 1:15 p.m....your project's potential. Widening your search creates fertile ground for serendipitous encounters that...research and PhD studies can enrich the depth and creativity of your work, while offering mental health benefits...but also cultivate a mindset that is adaptable, creative, and poised for groundbreaking discoveries. So... -
Early Career Researcher Toolbox: Free Online Molecular Biology Tools
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 12, 2023, 1:15 p.m....plasmid analysis tool including editing, annotating, creating maps, and more. This tool is maintained by M. ...University of Utah. Figure 1: A plasmid map created in SnapGene of Blue Flame plasmid pET21a-BirA. ...repository for Cas enzymes. Open repository of CRISPR screens Cellosaurus: A knowledge resource for cell lines... -
Bricking Science: Portraying Scientific Reality Through LEGO
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 29, 2016, 3:30 p.m.... the connection between LEGOs and science more concrete to help further unlock the potential contained...process One major challenge when we started was creating a LEGO stage that resembles a real laboratory.... your experiments to think outside the box, be creative, and put your inner child to work. If you have... -
Networking and Inspiring Young Scientists at Freshers Fairs
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 17, 2015, 3:30 p.m....provide advice. The society organizes numerous recreational and educational events throughout the year, ...iGEM alumni-industry networking to promote the creation of start ups and biotech spin offs. The Synthetic...Inspiring future scientists At Addgene, we’re incredibly glad to see these biological societies engaging... -
Walking beside Academia and giving it a high five: My transition from graduate work to a position at Addgene
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 2, 2015, 8:37 p.m....Was I jaded by my time in academia? Did I run screaming from the lab like the cartoon on the right?!? ...’t have to mean abandoning it or running away screaming, but instead can involve walking alongside it ...it and giving it a high five. While screaming can be therapeutic and I’ve certainly done my fair share ... -
Addgene @ Keystone: Thoughts on Precision Genome Engineering and Synbio
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 15, 2015, 1:50 p.m.... these meetings in relatively isolated resorts creates a sense of camaraderie with fellow attendees from...depositor, discussed some of the many challenges of creating biological circuits, and I can only say this science...opportunity to share their cutting edge science in increasingly important field. Interested in Addgene's ... -
CRISPR Challenges: Standardization and Homology Directed Repair
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 14, 2018, 2:36 p.m....single-strand DNA incorporation (ssDI). "Easi-CRISPR for creating knock-in and conditional knockout mouse models...Protoc. 13(1) (2018):195-215. PubMed PMID: 29266098 Creating knock-in mouse models with CRISPR has been challenging...efficiency. Easi-CRISPR uses a long ssDNA template to increase efficiency of insertion and gene replacement. ... -
In Vivo Biotinylation of Bacterial Fusion Proteins
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 25, 2018, 2:09 p.m....we found that adding a TEV linker dramatically increased accessibility of the AviTag and HisTag, which ...fusion protein in bacteria. Our initial attempt to create a plasmid based on the biotin ligase BirA backbone... inserting BirA into a pMal plasmid (NEB) thus creating the pMal-T-Avi-His/BirA plasmid now available ... -
Scientific Peer-review: Providing Critical and Kind Feedback and Advocating for Open Science
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 8, 2019, 1:19 p.m....the community, increasing the impact of the work, and as a collateral benefit, increasing the impact of...Tompson Institute. References Baldwin, Melinda. "Credibility, peer review, and Nature, 1945–1990." Notes and... -
Single-cell tracking of lineage and identity with CellTag
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 9, 2019, 1:15 p.m....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... -
Bright Monomeric Fluorescent Proteins: mNeonGreen, mTFP1, and mWasabi
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 25, 2019, 3:01 p.m....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 ... -
Plasmids 101: Origin of Replication
TypeBlog PostPublishedNov. 11, 2020, 2:23 p.m....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.... -
Summer SciComm: Science Storytelling
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 16, 2022, 1:15 p.m.... - 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... -
Addgene Begins Distribution of Recombinant Antibodies
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 28, 2022, 4:30 p.m....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... -
RUBY-Red Siliques
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 1, 2022, 2:15 p.m....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... -
Antibodies 101: Avoiding the Mouse on Mouse Mess in IHC
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 21, 2023, 1:15 p.m....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... -
Antibodies 101: Chimeric Antibodies
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 25, 2023, 1:15 p.m....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... -
Plasmids 101: TOPO Cloning
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 27, 2016, 2:30 p.m....cassette allowing a researcher to perform blue-white screening after transformation - self joining of the vector...break down the steps needed for TOPO cloning: 1. Create Your PCR Product: Design standard primers (no need...unpaired 3’ ends in your PCR product. If you need to decrease error rate, please use one of these methods to...