Open Hardware Junkies DremelFuge - A One-Piece Centrifuge for Rotary Tools by cathalgarvey In the spirit of Open Source Hardware, Dremelfuge is now Open Source Hardware, according to the 0.3 standard found here: freedomdefined.org/OSHW DremelFuge is a printable rotor for centrifuging standard microcentrifuge tubes and miniprep columns. Compared to the cost of a new centrifuge (priced by a fellow Thingiversian at $500 minimum on Froogle), a Dremelfuge is incredibly cheap. It can be used for DIYbio ( diybio.org ) or for some culinary uses. It requires industry standard 1.5ml/2ml Eppendorf/Microcentrifuge tubes. * Used with a drill at 3000 RPM, the Dremelfuge will deliver over 400g, enough to comfortably spin down Miniprep samples (proven personally). To see some picures of Dremelfuge used to spin down cells, see here: letters.cunningprojects.com/? Quick Video Intro to Dremelfuge: youtube.com/watch? A video of me using Dremelfuge practically in a tent, to extract DNA from a banana: youtube.com/watch? Please let me know if Dremelfuge is of use to you!
OpenTrons ILIAD Project Kit This kit was designed for The International Laboratory for the Identification of Antibacterial Drugs(ILIAD) Project( It contains everything you need to test more than 40 samples for Antibacterial Efficacy. With your help we can build a database of the antibacterial properties from many natural sources! If you are interested in purchasing a number of kits for a classroom type setting please contact us and we can help you out: odin@the-odin.com Read about The ILIAD Project here: Contents of the Kit A tutorial can be found Here You can document your results on The ILIAD Project Wiki website @ Price includes shipping.
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FAQ | BioBricks Foundation The BioBricks Foundation (BBF) is a 501(c)(3) public-benefit organization founded in 2006 by scientists and engineers who recognized that synthetic biology had the potential to produce big impacts on people and the planet and who wanted to ensure that this emerging field would serve the public interest. Scientists from Asia, Europe, and the world can work together. Our mission is to ensure that the engineering of biology is conducted in an open and ethical manner to benefit all people and the planet. We envision a world in which scientists and engineers work together using freely available standardized biological parts that are safe, ethical, cost effective and publicly accessible to create solutions to the problems facing humanity. We envision synthetic biology as a force for good in the world. We see a future in which architecture, medicine, environmental remediation, agriculture, and other fields use synthetic biology. Young scientists are the key to this field's future successes.
Cheapass science – How to build a $21 gel box | Citizen Science Quarterly Gel Electrophoresis is a very popular technique in biology. Used for the separation of DNA, RNA and even proteins based on molecular. The Gel box is a very simple tool allowing one to run a charge through the gel to separate. The techniques used to make the gel box and the operation of this gel box may be hazardous. Below is a rough break down of the cost per gel box. $2.5 – 4 banana plugs$7 – 2 banana jacks$6.75 – 3” of platinum wire (0.005” diameter)$1 – steel leader$2 – gel box$0.434 – gel mold$1 – plexiglass (for comb)20.68 (27.43 if all platinum) A note on electrodes: Platinum can work as either the cathode or the anode. Steel leaders are coated in plastic, to fix this minor problem melt the plastic off with a lighter. Melting plastic off of a steel leader Tools DremelDrill + drill bitsScrew drivers (assorted)Fire (ex: lighter), if using steel leaders. Supplies Make the cables Inner workings of a wire Assembled wire Make the gel comb Comb diagram Comb bracket diagram Gel comb 2 Gel comb 3 Bzzzzt