Skip to main content
Addgene
Showing: 101 - 120 of 471 results
  1. Viral Vectors 101: An Introduction to AAV

    Type
    Blog Post
    Published
    May 30, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...promoters from subretinal injections of neonatal mouse eyes at two different ages." Retinal Degenerative...Cepko’s Lab investigating neuronal circuits of the retina using viral tools.   References and Resources References...
  2. Enhancing CRISPR Targeting Specificity with eSpCas9, SpCas9-HF1, & HypaCas9

    Type
    Blog Post
    Published
    Dec. 16, 2015, 3:30 p.m.
    ...afforded by gRNA binding at non-target sites would theoretically decrease off-target cutting. Figure 1...kidney (HEK) cells, 11 of these initial mutants retained the on-target activity of wt Cas9 while decreasing...their work, Chen et al. 2017 used single molecule FRET measurements to determine which portions of Cas9...
  3. Plasmids 101: Golden Gate Cloning

    Type
    Blog Post
    Published
    Aug. 27, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...spontaneously religate, this transient construct retains functional Type IIS sites and will be re-digested...is irreversible because this construct does not retain the enzyme recognition sites. As a result, the ...design of flanking overhangs. Although there are theoretically 256 distinct flanking sequences, sequences that...
  4. Writing Scientific Manuscripts: Literature Searching, Reading, & Organizing

    Type
    Blog Post
    Published
    May 5, 2015, 3:54 p.m.
    ...and there is a greater burden on the reader to interpret the results to see if it leads you to the same...they mean. Could there be any other possible interpretation of the results? Then think deeper about the...doesn’t mean that there are no mistakes or misinterpretations. After all, the science was performed, written...
  5. Split-BioID: An Improved Method for Studying Protein-Protein Interactions

    Type
    Blog Post
    Published
    May 1, 2018, 1:57 p.m.
    ...cells are then grown in biotin-containing media. FRET is another example of a protein fragmentation complementation...used to study binary protein interactions. However, FRET generally only tells you if two proteins interact...Find Plasmids from the Roux Lab Find Plasmids for FRET ...
  6. CRISPR in the Clinic

    Type
    Blog Post
    Published
    Nov. 2, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
    ...alternatively be harvested, edited ex vivo, and then returned to the patient. Finally, allogenic therapies involve...approach, editing patient cells ex vivo and then returning them to the patient. The first human trial involving...clinical trial for SCD in 2022 as well. Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (hATTR) hATTR is caused by a variety...
  7. Nanoblades: Tiny CRISPR Ninjas for Genome Editing Difficult Cells

    Type
    Blog Post
    Published
    Sept. 26, 2019, 12:50 p.m.
    ...with a mix of VSV-G and the baboon endogenous retrovirus Rless glycoprotein (BaEVRless) had high rates...polymer. Polybrene has long been used to increase retroviral transduction efficiency by neutralizing the charge...the cell surface, and also helps form DNA and retroviral-particle or VLPs complexes. The team found that...
  8. Cpf1 Update: Comparison to Cas9 and NgAgo

    Type
    Blog Post
    Published
    July 14, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...NgAgo ARTICLE DISCUSSED IN THIS POST HAS BEEN RETRACTED AND FOLLOW UP STUDIES HAVE FAILED TO DEMONSTRATE...cleaves relatively far away from the PAM, NHEJ might retain the PAM site. Therefore, if HDR does not initially... FJ, Terns RM, Terns MP, White MF, Yakunin AF, Garrett RA, van der Oost J, Backofen R, Koonin EV. An updated...
  9. Story of a SynBio Startup: RevBio's Epiphany (or Lack Thereof)

    Type
    Blog Post
    Published
    June 5, 2014, 3:32 p.m.
    ...optimist, I’m a realist, and together we make a pretty good team. We have confidence that we can take ...to a SynBio startup At some point, our ideas got pretty good. We started doing extracurricular research... successful business that the learning curve is pretty steep. But we can rely on one another to celebrate...
  10. Cloning Mammalian Cells with the Agarose Method

    Type
    Blog Post
    Published
    Sept. 7, 2017, 12:17 p.m.
    ...pipetting, as shown in the YouTube video. Before returning the plate to the incubator, additional growth ...fluorescent protein), fluorescence microscopy can theoretically be used to select specific wells from the 48...SH-SY5Y cells, as these cells did not seem to form discrete colonies but constantly migrated away from each...
  11. Introducing Addgene's New Search - Find Plasmids More Easily For Your Research!

    Type
    Blog Post
    Published
    Dec. 3, 2019, 11:38 a.m.
    ...protocols, and more. Selecting crispr in Guides will return links including our CRISPR guide.  For a closer...What type of experiment are you planning? (e.g. Retroviral) Species: Specify the source organism for a gene... plasmids. A search for “RNA editing” plasmids returns more than 1300 results, and applying a filter for...
  12. Designing Your Chalk Talk for the Academic Job Interview

    Type
    Blog Post
    Published
    March 12, 2019, 1:37 p.m.
    ...include the quality control of secretory proteins in the Endoplasmic Reticulum, optimization of fluorescent...goal, what you expect to find, and how you will interpret and use the information. In contrast, a list of...
  13. Overcoming the AAV Size Limitation for CRISPR Delivery

    Type
    Blog Post
    Published
    Sept. 16, 2020, 1 p.m.
    ...developed a split intein spCas9-AAV toolbox that retains the gene-targeting capabilities of full-length ...10.1038/nmeth.3993  Cong L, Ran FA, Cox D, Lin S, Barretto R, Habib N, Hsu PD, Wu X, Jiang W, Marraffini ...Cytosine and adenine base editing of the brain, liver, retina, heart and skeletal muscle of mice via adeno-associated...
  14. Changing Labor Laws Bring Increased Postdoc Wages

    Type
    Blog Post
    Published
    Oct. 25, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...2014, the White House issued a memorandum to the Secretary of Labor to update the FLSA, which had not seen...automatically adjusted every 3 years. In May 2016, Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez updated the overtime regulations...post by Director of the NIH Francis Collins and Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez, Fair Pay for Postdocs: ...
  15. 5 Reasons to Use Reddit for Science Communication

    Type
    Blog Post
    Published
    Oct. 20, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...trolling: The art of deliberately, cleverly, and secretly pissing people off, usually via the internet, ...time to start answering questions. r/Science has pretty strict rules about not being too sales-y in posts...questions from the AMA - as you’ll see below, it pretty nicely displays her energetic, truthful and helpful...
  16. Transferable Skills Guide: Conflict Resolution

    Type
    Blog Post
    Published
    Jan. 4, 2022, 2:15 p.m.
    ...support, but there are eight other teams who still retain a customer support element amongst their other ...The first and foremost sub-skill to have here is pretty intuitive: You need to be willing to face conflict...this skill to another job, it will be important to retain the stories and examples that have guided your ...
  17. Antibodies 101: The Basics of Western Blotting

    Type
    Blog Post
    Published
    March 8, 2021, 2:41 p.m.
    ...copper cathode/iblot gel matrix, and filter paper. Pretty much like an actual sandwich! S'mores image from....2015.04.012 Burnette WN (1981) “Western Blotting”: Electrophoretic transfer of proteins from sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide....76.7.3116 Towbin H, Staehelin T, Gordon J (1979) Electrophoretic transfer of proteins from polyacrylamide gels...
  18. PiggyBac-ing Through the Genome Editing Field

    Type
    Blog Post
    Published
    May 31, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...high-throughput splinkerette-PCR method for the isolation and sequencing of retroviral insertion sites...during the differentiation process. Moreover, a splinkerette-PCR assay may be used to map the specific genetic...
  19. Finding Your Perfect Job After University

    Type
    Blog Post
    Published
    Jan. 12, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
    ...experience. Working in industry: Microbiology On returning from Ghana at the beginning of 2010, I explored...looking for other career options after 6 months. Returning to university to study a Masters of Science I ...programming. Working for a scientific nonprofit On returning to the UK, I checked out the job postings from...
Showing: 101 - 120 of 471 results