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Bioreactor: First look and test run
So, we have kindly been donated a lovely bioreactor. As a big fan of these bits of kit I thought I’d try and document my first look as I try to make sense of the many wires and widgets provided. Here’s...
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Lab Robots @ Cambridge makerspace (5/Sep)
On the Saturday 5th Sep we visited the “Lab Robots” meetup at the Cambridge maker space. The format of the day was first there was a session of presentations, and then in the afternoon, there were...
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Tom gave a talk on Biohackspace automation @ synthace, 10th September 2015 Tom gave a talk on Biohackspace robotics @ Cambridge Makerspace 5th September 2015 Ilya, Lena and Victoria were featured in...
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DNA extraction and testing workshop
December in the UK can be a bit grim: there’s barely any daylight, and everyone is either on holiday or wishes they were. In other words, it’s the perfect time to stay indoors and do a spot of DNA...
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Open Cell: a bio-village in Shepherd’s Bush
Hear more at our Biohackspace talk at Green Lab, 7pm June 26th or MAIL: tom@cell-free.tech WEB: opencell.webflow.io Open Cell is a new collaborative space for biodesign and science in Shepherd’s Bush...
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Microscopic world
As the lab has got a lot tidier and lab like recently we’ve had more opportunities to start having fun in it. We’re fortunate to own several microscopes which we have used to look at some of the local...
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Summer DNA Workshop
Everyone came with boundless enthusiasm and energy for the DNA workshop on Sunday in the London HackSpace. There was great DIYBio in the new lab and people helping each other out loads to understand...
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Robot Measures Exponential Growth
The plan was to grow harmless probiotics like lactobacillus on some agar media. We would repeat a previous experiment adding different hand washes and cleaning products to see which was most effective...
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Building a DIY Flow Hood – Mark 2
After a long wait we finally got the time to plan and build the second generation Laminar Flow Hood. We’ve been wanting to get this up and running as a necessary prerequisite of more advanced...
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A Good Day for Biolab Equipment
We took delivery of a new power lead for the hotplate / magnetic stirrer. As half of the equipment we pick up is in a state of disrepair it was pleasantly surprising to be greeted with glowing lights,...
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Microscope Workshop
George and team from Darigov Research provided an excellent introduction to the open source, microscopes and then step by step guidance on how to build the FoldScope microscope. We actually had a few...
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Bio Inspired Shapes
Ok so perhaps that’s a stretch but we’ve got some plans which are made a lot easier by being able to programmatically produce designs for the laser cutter in the HackSpace. After a little work we had...
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Hammer Head Mould
Whilst doing a lab clear out a couple of years ago we found this amazingly symmetrical formation of mould growing on top of some buffer. We called it the Hammer Head and then, alas, we autoclaved it.
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Disclaimer: No clinical weight will or should be placed on these protocols and their test results. Only public health certified labs should be relied upon. No testing of anyone else’s samples apart...
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