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TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 21, 2019, 1:15 p.m....site of interest, which nCas9 nicks and then dissociates from. PolI3M then binds the nicked DNA, and extends..., where it nicks its target DNA (left). Cas9 dissociates and PolI binds (middle) and extends from the ...
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Addgene’s Viral Service - Why Virus? Why Now?
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 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... -
Pooled CRISPR Libraries Offer Genome-Wide Control for Large-Scale Functional Screens
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 24, 2015, 7:50 p.m....activate all 20,000 genes, it is not possible to test each one and make sure it’s working. You can only...resistant to treatment with a BRAF inhibitor. (The test was the perfect complement for one conducted earlier... -
Addgene: The First Twenty Years
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 19, 2024, 2:15 p.m....theaters, the Razr was the hottest phone on the market, and two new websites, Facebook and Gmail, were ... -
Plasmid Tools for Microbiome Studies
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 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... -
Summer SciComm Series: Cognitive Load
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 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... -
Antibodies 101: Secondary Antibodies
TypeBlog PostPublishedDec. 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... -
Viral Vectors 101: An Introduction to AAV
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 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.... -
Oh, The Places You Can Go: Careers in Science Communication - Writing for a Research Institute
TypeBlog PostPublishedFeb. 2, 2018, 3:20 p.m....communication journey started with something unexpected: termites. “I was really interested in the evolution of ... science writing. She decided to start a blog to test it out and discovered she not only loved science... -
The time and cost required to make a plasmid
TypeBlog PostPublishedMarch 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... -
Antibodies 101: Polyclonal Antibodies
TypeBlog PostPublishedJuly 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... -
Tagging Optogenetics and Chemogenetics Receptors: Fluorescent Proteins and Other Options
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 11, 2021, 1:15 p.m....of the gold particles were in the cytoplasm of dendrites, and only a small proportion were found on the... HA tag (bottom). The images show examples of dendrites (blue shades) in the monkey amygdala. Red and ... -
Celebrating 15 Years of Scientific Sharing
TypeBlog PostPublishedJan. 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... -
New Tool for Lineage Tracing: The ClonTracer Library
TypeBlog PostPublishedSept. 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... -
CRISPR Meets Synthetic Biology: A Conversation with MIT’s Christopher Voigt
TypeBlog PostPublishedApril 22, 2015, 2:06 p.m....engineering projects in a very big way. In one of his latest papers, published in Molecular Systems Biology ...that took a spaceship to the moon was built on NOR gates. It’s a fundamental unit. We did demonstrate that... -
A Look at Addgene's QC Process
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 6, 2025, 1:15 p.m....the deposited sequence(s) in SnapGene. SnapGene annotates the plasmid maps based on SnapGene’s “Common Feature...at a best practices meeting, where the QC team updates and reviews our sequencing QC standards to ensure... -
Plasmids 101: The Wide World of Natural Plasmids
TypeBlog PostPublishedOct. 8, 2024, 1:15 p.m.... with plasmids that allow them to eat unusual substrates that other organisms can’t use. Other plasmids...undiscovered functions, many are simply genetic parasites. Cryptic plasmids tend to be small and poorly ... -
Split Fluorescent Proteins for Studying Protein-Protein Interactions
TypeBlog PostPublishedMay 3, 2022, 1:15 p.m....oxygenase for chromophore formation (abundant in eukaryotes) A Near-Infrared BiFC Reporter for In Vivo Imaging...oxygenase for chromophore formation (abundant in eukaryotes) Bright monomeric near-infrared fluorescent proteins... -
Viral Vectors 101: Virus Safety
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 22, 2023, 1:15 p.m....transfer plasmid, the component that physically integrates into the host genome, the virus is replication...decontaminating liquid waste, remember that the percentage indicates the proportion of the decontaminate in the waste... -
Adenoviral Vector Production and Troubleshooting
TypeBlog PostPublishedJune 14, 2018, 11:44 a.m....immunogenicity of AdVs is what makes them ideal candidates for applications in oncolysis and vaccination...by recombination. It is therefore recommended to test for the presence of RCA in the viral stock by doing...