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  2. Clear and Accessible Writing

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    Blog Post
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    Feb. 15, 2024, 2:15 p.m.
    ...supernatant through each layer. The right panel illustrates a gradient tube before and after ultracentrifugation...ultracentrifugation. The viral supernatant migrates through increasingly dense layers until the macromolecule density...

  3. Behind the scenes: Addgene’s new search engine and more

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    Blog Post
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    Dec. 12, 2019, 2:22 p.m.
    ... including the recent homepage and search tool updates. Now, let’s take a look at the least visible part...behind Addgene’s new search  Like millions of other websites, we built our new search engine atop Elasticsearch...

  4. Sharing is Caring: But How to Distribute Open Hardware?

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    Blog Post
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    Feb. 28, 2023, 2:15 p.m.
    ...security-critical bugs, and contribute to constant updates of the software. In hardware, this process is often...are as follows: Detailed documentation, which facilitates the reproduction of the structure in a similar...

  5. Plasmids 101: Screens vs. Selections

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    Blog Post
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    Nov. 10, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ...small molecule realm is typically not feasible to test in any given screening experiment. Thus, a limited...require there to be a culture condition which eliminates manipulations that do not affect the function...

  7. Plasmids 101: Sequence and Ligation Independent Cloning (SLIC)

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    Blog Post
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    Sept. 26, 2024, 1:15 p.m.
    ...makeover In 2007, LIC received an important update, courtesy of Addgene depositor Stephen Elledge. His new ...fragments without the need for specific restriction sites or DNA ligase! This post was originally written...

  8. Antibodies 101: ChIP

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    Blog Post
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    March 10, 2022, 3:25 p.m.
    ...  Fig. 1: Schematic overview of ChIP. Image courtesy of Shengliu via Wikicommons.   Okay, let’s...celebrating a successful ChIP experiment! Image courtesy of https://www.wannapik.com/   Even though...

  9. Hot Plasmids - February 2022

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    Blog Post
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    Feb. 22, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ...2: comparison of Cas 9 vs. Cas 12a expression cassettes when encoding multiple guides. While two guides... and fusion proteins, such as Cas9 and Cas12a, creates challenges for in vivo delivery and cell engineering...

  10. GPCRs: How Do They Work and How Do We Study Them?

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    Blog Post
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    Feb. 11, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
    ...parts: the receptor itself and the G-proteins it associates with.  Receptor: GPCRs are also known as seven...transducing receptors in the brain they are ideal candidates for use in chemogenetics. To create chemogenetics...

  12. Addgene’s Viral Service - Why Virus? Why Now?

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    March 23, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
    ... and have worked closely with us to functionally test our virus. Ed Boyden’s lab from MIT and Alla Karpova... methods, performs extensive quality control, generates  educational materials, and provides viral vector...

  13. Plasmid Tools for Microbiome Studies

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    Blog Post
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    June 27, 2019, 12:25 p.m.
    ...and isolated with antibiotic selection. The team tested this system in vitro and in vivo. They identified...fluorescent proteins into one bright particle that segregates into one cell during cell division. To achieve...

  14. Viral Vectors 101: An Introduction to AAV

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    Blog Post
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    May 30, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...express genes or gene sets over 4.7 kb. Co-infection rates for AAVs are generally high enough for this approach... guest blogger Didem Goz Ayturk with edits and updates from Addgenies Karen Guerin and Susanna Stroik....

  15. The time and cost required to make a plasmid

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    Blog Post
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    March 23, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...reagents and consumables, especially for things like plates and gels, which either don’t scale or have limited...my ability to tell. But even from these rough estimates, it’s clear that community engagement with and...

  16. New Tool for Lineage Tracing: The ClonTracer Library

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    Blog Post
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    Sept. 22, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...below): 1. Resistant cells among the separate replicates would contain the same labels - i.e. they would...subpopulation 2. Resistant cells among the separate replicates would have different labels - i.e. they would...

  17. Celebrating 15 Years of Scientific Sharing

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    Jan. 14, 2019, 2:08 p.m.
    ...(Japanese, German, and English) and even on 60 Minutes. We are blessed with a large community of scientists... employee pool and we get a lot of successful candidates from internal referrals. Our long reaching reputation...

  18. Summer SciComm Series: Cognitive Load

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    Blog Post
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    June 16, 2022, 1:15 p.m.
    ...load The Wikipedia definition of cognitive load states: “cognitive load refers to the used amount of working...even the most enthusiastic of learners.  What contributes to cognitive load?  Everything! Here are some...

  19. Antibodies 101: Secondary Antibodies

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    Blog Post
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    Dec. 21, 2021, 2:15 p.m.
    ...idea of the basics of immunoimaging. A scientist conjugates an antibody with a signaling molecule, the antibody...secondary antibodies on hand and use them to easily test different antibodies or different signaling molecules...

  20. Antibodies 101: Polyclonal Antibodies

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    Blog Post
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    July 14, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...as KLH or Freund’s adjuvant is injected, which stimulates the overall immune response. Once the initial...weeks to increase the antibody titer. The titer is tested following each immunization until the desired level...
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