Plasmid archiving at Addgene
Addgene is a non-profit plasmid repository that stores and distributes plasmids for academic labs. It’s great if you work in an academic lab and they happen to have your plasmid – drop them an order and get your plasmid in the mail. I don’t work in an academic lab, but I still love addgene… here’s why…
In addition to their repository they also have a great (and free) searchable plasmid archiving facility called addgene labs. Opening an account for your lab gives you a laboratory plasmid archives database and also a personal database for your own plasmids, which can be viewed by others in your lab. You can also send e-mail invites to lab members, allowing them to get their own database within your lab account.
As far as I am aware there are no similar services available on the web so I have just signed up…Â now I can say goodbye to Excel files full of plasmid lists!
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Nick Oswald
Nick is a molecular biologist-turned-publisher. After a PhD in Developmental Biology and an eclectic seven years in biotech he is now Editorial Manager of Neuroendocrinology and the founder and Editor-In-Chief of Bitesize Bio. You are welcome to connect with Nick on LinkedIn
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I just stumbled across Addgene’s LabLife, which seems to be the new version of Addgene Labs. Nick, I instantly remembered your post about Addgene and came here. Do you have left invites for LabLife you would be willing to part with?
I’m more than a little biased since I helped design LabLife (which is indeed an updated version of Addgene Labs), but as a scientist with 10 years of Molecular Biology under my belt, I can assure everyone that it’s a very useful tool. Right now, it’s only open to scientists who were already members of Addgene Labs, but we’re hoping to have it ready for everyone by the end of Jan. or early February. When we do finally get the full launch going, we’ll definitely need the science bloggers to get the word out.
As a senior scientist at Addgene, I also appreciate the good words for our repository. As a small non-profit, we have virtually no advertising budget, so we rely heavily on word of mouth. The more deposits we get, the more useful we are, so thanks for the mention.