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There are several facilities nationwide where you can obtain excellent quality, high titer rAAV (including Addgene!), but you can also generate rAAVs in your own lab with standard molecular biology tools and tissue culture experience. Here, we’ll go over the basics of rAAV ...
We are very excited to share the latest edition of our Viral Vectors 101 eBook!
The triple T’s of biology are transformations, transfections, and transductions! In this blog we will discuss all things transductions. If you’ve ever wondered how they are different from or similar to the other Ts, we have your answers. If you know the basics but are here ...
Cellular communication and function depend on potential energy. Cellular activities like action potentials, muscle contractions, and the control of voltage gated ion channels all depend on transmitting and sensing electrical potential. Thankfully, there is a tool to measure ...
Addgene has a growing catalogue of viral preps available to request. In this post, we’ll walk you through how we produce both our AAV preps and our lentiviral preps.
Adeno-associated viruses (AAV) are an important biological tool that allow scientists to express a gene of interest in a cell or animal model. AAV plasmids contain several important elements, but among the most important are the inverted terminal repeats (ITRs). ITRs are the ...
The blood-brain-barrier (BBB) exists to prevent substances in the blood, like proteins and viruses, from crossing into the brain. While helpful from a biological standpoint, it makes delivering AAVs to the brain difficult. Traditionally, delivery is achieved through the use of ...