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Cheapass science – Build a pipette stand from PVC pipe for $3.47+tax

I wanted to purchase a pipette stand but it seems like such a frivolous purchase.  I am expected to spend $20 (eBay) to $60 (venders) to hold my pipettes vertically?  Really?  Ugh.  As much as I wanted a pretty acrylic Read More →

Tuur Van Balen hacks Lactobacillus

Designer Tuur Van Balen gives an interesting presentation where he hacks the yogurt producing bacteria, LactoBacillus, using DNA pulled from the Parts Registry. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Co8NOnErrPU If you're interested in hacking yogurt yourself, I'd recommend starting with Cathals "Beginners Guide to Yogurt Hacking". Note: Tuur Van Read More →

Cheapass science – DIY Vortex Mixer Tube Holder

  The protocol I use for collecting human DNA samples requires tubes to be vortexed for 10 minutes.  Standing around for a sixth of an hour is not my idea of Read More →

How to make glow-in-the-dark or Flourescent Yoghurt

[caption id="attachment_3890" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Photoshop Mockup."][/caption] Glow in the dark yoghurt is something that has been floating around the DIYbio community for a while now, though to my knowledge no one has Read More →

Cheapass science – How to build a $21 gel box

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 Read More →

How to add a double decker to your shaker

Joseph Elsbernd, of the Cheap Ass Science Blog brings us a rather simple but ingenious way to get double the area out of your shaker/rocker using nothing but a bit of pvc tubing and your choice of decking material. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6mLg0QKOu0 Via Read More →

Cheap A** Microscope Incubator

Joseph Elsbernd, a Graduate student out of UC Davis Med Center, has built a rather ingenious tool for keeping his cultures warm while on the microscope. Using some pvc, plastic sheeting, a bit of duck tape and a hair dryer Read More →

Garage Bio Inaugural Podcast

Derick Jacoby and Eri Gentry of BioCurious have launched a podcast dedicated to garage biology with the aim of capturing the expertise of some of the people that pass through Read More →

OSCon 2011: the citizen science track

This past week was the Open Source Convention hosted by Oreily. And I'm very pleased to report on their new track on Citizen Science. They also had two wonderful citizen science keynotes. Futurist and Space Hacker,Ariel Waldman gave an Read More →
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