Dustin Grinnell is the Senior Science Communications Manager at Addgene.
Few lab routines are as commonplace — or as patience-testing — as DNA preps. For most labs, getting plasmid DNA still means streaking plates, growing an overnight culture, performing a miniprep, and checking concentration and quality. Researchers can spend a few days (or ...
As co-founder Melina Fan, PhD, transitions to Chief Scientific Advisor, we reflect on the problem she set out to solve 20 years ago, the community she helped build, and where she and Addgene go next.