Introducing FutureLabCamp 2010...
Posted by jasonm in Uncategorized on 11 21st, 2009 | No Comments
Open source hardware and software, low-cost and DIY instruments, cloud computing, and the internet of things. Come build the future of scientific labs. We are putting together a workshop called FutureLabCamp in Boston in early 2010.  The focus is building the future of science laboratories with open...
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The Boston Open Source Science Lab...
Posted by mac in Boston DIYbio on 11 19th, 2009 | No Comments
The Boston Open Source Science Lab (BOSSlab.org) Hey DIYbio-Boston peeps, It’s been a while! I’ve been making progress on getting us a lab space here in the Boston area. I’ve acquired a shipping container that has a molecular biology lab built inside of it and am spinning up an...
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iGEM 09 Jamboree DIYbio meetup recap...
Posted by mac in Boston DIYbio, Groups, San Francisco DIYbio, iGEM, meetings on 11 18th, 2009 | 1 Comment
A bunch of interesting projects ideas were discussed at the DIYbio meetup during the iGEM Jamboree 2 weeks ago – here are my notes: Yashas Shetty wants to organize an international DIY microscope building session and subsequent videoconference for early December based on his DIY Microscope...
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The Bigger Picture: Domesticating Biotec...
Posted by mac in DIYscience, diybio, policy on 11 17th, 2009 | No Comments
Scientific American Oct 1953 - Evolution in Bacteria DIYbio aims to be “the institution for the amateur,” developing and providing access to all of the resources a professional might have and an amateur might want, such as equipment, protocols, access to literature, etc. And we are collectively...
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Crafting the Biological...
Posted by mac in DIYscience, policy on 11 11th, 2009 | 4 Comments
Sophia Roosth, a doctoral student at MIT, presented a talk at The Kennedy School of Government STS seminar series on 9 Nov 2009 called “Crafting the Biological: Open-Sourcing Life Science, from Synthetic Biology to Garage Biotech.“ It’s a fantastic talk.  Sophia has been engaged...
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An iPhone Microscope...
Posted by tito in DIYscience, iGEM on 11 8th, 2009 | 6 Comments
Imagine this: You’re exploring the salt ponds of San Francisco, and notice the water isn’t clear — it’s red! You dip a piece of plastic into the water to get a sample and notice lots of small little particles in the droplets. Then you pull out your iPhone, magnify the sample...
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