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TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 25, 2015, 2:30 p.m....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....
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Improving Transduction Efficiency with Exosome AAVs
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 14, 2019, 1:54 p.m....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... -
Virtual Science Conference Coming Up? Three Addgenies Share Their Experience
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 30, 2020, 1:15 p.m....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... -
Four Factors that Differentiate the Stem Cell Field
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 28, 2016, 2:35 p.m.... 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 ... -
Plasmids 101: Mammalian Vectors
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 25, 2014, 3:15 p.m...., 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... -
15 Years of Addgene: The Top 15 Plasmids
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 8, 2019, 1:54 p.m....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... -
Developing a cold tolerant E. coli using specialized chaperones
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 28, 2020, 2:35 p.m....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, ... -
Behind the scenes: Addgene’s new search engine and more
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 12, 2019, 2:22 p.m....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... -
GPCRs: How Do They Work and How Do We Study Them?
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 11, 2021, 2:15 p.m....and their GPCR binding partner, Bryan Roth’s lab created an open source resource called PRESTO-TANGO (parallel...parallel receptorome expression and screening via transcriptional output - TANGO) (Kroeze et al., 2015...are ideal candidates for use in chemogenetics. To create chemogenetics receptors, GPCRs were first mutated... -
Sweating the Small Stuff: Details in the Lab
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 8, 2022, 2:15 p.m....use small, incremental changes to understand what works and what doesn't. By being creative, thoughtful...each step as you complete it. Yes, this can be incredibly tedious, but it also works, so do it anyway. ... -
Communicating Your Science With Help From ComSciCon
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 19, 2018, 1:12 p.m....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... -
Plasmids 101: Sequence and Ligation Independent Cloning (SLIC)
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 26, 2024, 1:15 p.m.... vector and insert are (separately) digested to create 10–12 base “chewed back” overhangs, they can be...bacteria, which will efficiently repair the plasmid. Created with BioRender.com. SLIC also opened up a...transformed into bacteria, which repair the plasmid. Created with BioRender.com. How does SLIC compare to... -
Luminescent Imaging with Nano-lanterns
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 25, 2017, 2:30 p.m....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 ... -
Addgene’s Viral Service - Why Virus? Why Now?
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 23, 2017, 2:30 p.m....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... -
Back to Bacteria: CRISPR gRNA Multiplexing Using tRNAs
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 2, 2015, 6:06 p.m....mutations through homologous recombination. To further increase the utility of CRISPR/Cas9, it will be necessary...that enhance pol III transcription, potentially increasing the levels of gRNA expression. Since tRNAs are... of multiple gRNAs targeting a single gene can increase the likelihood of gene knockout, or multiple gRNAs... -
3 Challenges in Plant Synthetic Biology
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 22, 2014, 5:46 p.m....funding and time. While institutions that focus on creative problem solving like the Howard Hughes Medical...plant research, more initiatives are needed to increase the body of knowledge. Organizations like Open...research and effectively carry out their mission of creating new forums and opportunities for open innovation... -
Dos & Don'ts When Publishing a Scientific Manuscript
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 22, 2014, 4:02 p.m.... the world of science publishing, and an ever increasing number of journals and publishers to choose from...them needing a subscription to the journal. An increasing number of funding bodies insist that the research...is beneficial for both the referees (as they get credit for their time and effort) and the scientific community... -
The Breast Cancer Microenvironment: A Tumor’s Backstage Team
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 31, 2019, 1:32 p.m....cells in the microenvironment. This results in increased expression of transforming growth factor-β signaling...signaling, possibly inducing the secretion of growth promoting proteins, such as human growth factor, vascular... (Kogure et al., 2011) believes that miRNA may decrease the expression of TAK 1, an enzyme that controls... -
Summer SciComm: Preprints
TypeBlog PostPublishedAug. 16, 2022, 1:15 p.m....publishing has a number of drawbacks, especially the increasingly growing time from submission to publication....for their efforts, inspire future research, and increase their impact. Open access and transparency Another...journal publication or an updated preprint, further increasing their findability. Now, go out there and finish... -
It’s Bioelectric! An Exciting Interdisciplinary Field of Research
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 29, 2019, 2:52 p.m....electric! After attending this meeting I had an increased appreciation for the role of ion channels and ... the entire worm during regeneration, the worm creates two heads. Subsequent cutting results in a two-...pHLuorin fluorescent protein. This GEVI features increased brightness and improved plasma membrane specificity...