...Designer Drugs): Chemogenetic Tools with Therapeutic Utility. Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology...Optogenetics offers a high degree of temporal resolution as receptors can be turned on and off simply ...sustained activation period is beneficial for use in therapeutic or behavioral applications where drawn out effects...

... shy away from looking beyond its confines. The beauty of serendipity often emerges at the intersections... key to unlocking new perspectives or even revolutionizing your research. Why serendipity matters Serendipity...lead to unexpected discoveries and innovative solutions. Allowing for serendipity in your lab research...benefits by encouraging activities beyond the lab routine. It encourages you to think beyond the confines...PhDs in their careers with actionable steps and execution plans.    More resources on the Addgene blog ...

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...did To measure the pH of our samples, we used a solution of cell culture medium, which is buffered and ...room temperature and used the color of the liquid solution and pH paper to measure the pH. We compared the...note that the change in pH only occurred when the solution thawed, as the CO2 was confined to the tube headspace...et al., 2013). However, the pH changes in our solutions are transient and return to normal once the tube...

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... also created. The depositors demonstrated the utility of light-mediated suppression of synaptic transmission...alternative such as a radioactive tracer. As a solution, Mikhail Shapiro’s lab has developed four acoustic.... At a very low volumetric density and with a resolution of less than 100 µm, the ARG reporters could ...group at the Harvard Medical School developed a solution: CHIME, a CRISPR-Cas9 system that can edit genes...

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...worry about and that is something to recognize! Distributing plasmids, viral service, and more For the ...about succeeding at our core mission. Plasmid distribution is amazingly still growing at >9% every year...since 2005. We’re meeting the challenges of DNA distribution to ensure scientists everywhere can access plasmids...Addgene. There’s so much potential for service and contribution! Leadership On an organizational level, ...

... Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his contributions to super-resolution light microscopy, comes from his recent...article “SRpHi ratiometric pH biosensors for super-resolution microscopy.” Endosomes are historically difficult... endosomes, the Hell lab designed their super-resolution pH indicators (SRpHi) biosensors to meet all ...