Rachel is a Science Communications Specialist at Addgene. She manages the blog and social media.
We’re very excited to announce that we are expanding our viral vector service to include a Packaged on Request option. Through this expansion, scientists will be able to request an AAV composed of an AAV plasmid in the Addgene repository and their choice of five different ...
If you’re looking for the best way to improve your lab techniques — but perhaps are a little limited on time — check out Addgene’s new Quick Tip series on YouTube!
Western blots can be tricky to get right. If you’ve thoughtfully done the technical design of your blot, but are still finding yourself having issues, you’re in the right place! In this post, we’ll talk about western blot optimization and troubleshooting.
If you’re using antibodies in your research, you've probably found yourself staring at a browser full of tabs, each open to a different antibody option. Or you may find yourself with only two options, but very little data on which might work in your application. It can be quite ...
If you’ve ever been looking for just the right CRISPR vectors on Addgene and found instead ones that were… pretty close, or at least close enough, you’ve found yourself with a common dilemma. Request the vectors you can find and use them as-is, saving time and effort but risking ...
If you’ve ever run a western blot, or thought about running one, you’ll know there’s a lot of choices to make when designing the experiment. What detection method? What membrane? What should you block with?
As part of Addgene’s 20th anniversary celebration, we’ve been finding and sharing stories unique to our repository and resources. As editor of Addgene’s eBooks — including the recently released Viral Vectors 101 2nd edition — I was incredibly excited when we picked our viral ...
If you’ve deposited or requested plasmids from Addgene, then you’ve been involved in the material transfer agreement (MTA) process. Even though this process is essential to sharing plasmids around the globe, it can be a bit of a mystery for those who aren’t familiar with it. If ...
