Re: [DIYbio] Re: DIYbio projects

My take on this is that 1) it is very sad that biobricks does not live up to its image "biotech in the public interest" - I think it would be good to understand more about why they are completely ignoring DIYbio. 2) Obviously I am somewhat new to this but I think that before there will be a substantial "public" demand for biobrick parts we need better access to protocols/equipment - e.g. a standardized cloning/expression vector or kit. 

This being said I think that a effort to send out a small database of 48 parts (once sourced and produced) could be very minimal and high impact - I think importantly it would show that the public is able to do these same things that usually require dedicated lab space/expertise, and it would the foundation for hopefully many interesting and model projects.

I would love to collaborate with anyone who is working on this! I could envision 5-6 expression vectors for different hosts, and then a combination of interesting genes (e.g. EnvZ/OmpR light sensing system, GFP) and foundational parts (promoters, terminators).

Ravi

On Saturday, June 2, 2012 11:11:26 PM UTC-4, Mackenzie Cowell wrote:

Is anyone interested in spending an afternoon cherry-picking the "best" 48 parts with me?

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On Jun 2, 2012, at 9:40 AM, Simon Quellen Field <sfield@scitoys.com> wrote:

Here is where this group can make the world a better place.

If the registry is doing a bad job, we can improve access to it ourselves.

We can build a web site that has better documentation, better indexing,

easier navigation, easy user feedback, and some enterprising entrepreneur can 

offer the parts for sale to schools and amateurs.

If someone has a product that needs improving, someone else can make a business

out of improving it. If you know what's wrong with the mousetrap, fixing it can

bring the world to your door.

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On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 5:28 AM, Pieter <pietervanboheemen@gmail.com> wrote:

In the parts registry some parts are labelled with a star, indicating some people liked working with it. If you are lucky they added some text on the "experience" page of that part.

The registry itself is quite awefull in terms of searching and navigating. I feel that I more user-friendly interface would already increase the value of the database. A list of "top biobricks" should be a default feature.

The lack of documentation is the main reason why you hardly see any parts being reused in the next years competition.

Whenever you like to get a biobrick for DIY usage, you might aswell contact the designers of the brick instead of the registry.

On Saturday, 26 May 2012 03:26:37 UTC+2, Fernando Lindenberg wrote:

Hi guys, I have some questions.

1. Is it possible to get Biobricks from the Registry of Standard parts to use in a DIYbio lab? 

2. On lab reagents label it always says "Only for research use", using it at home or at a community lab would be a research use?

3. Are there any rules for doing DIYbio?

Sorry if these topics have been covered.

Thanks =)

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