[DIYbio] Re: Complete beginner - where to start?

They are definitely worth the money (9$ !!)


Nathan brought a good idea how to get the entire kit.

But you said you would have some financial background and would also be willing to spend some $ on it?

So you could also buy the components,


Micropipettes 10 - 100 microliter (for bacteria, LB medium)  and 0.5 - 10 uL (for the plasmids) and some sterile tips
A pressure cooker
Calcium chloride or Polyethylen glycole
E. Coli (get it from a university or shared by someone
LB-Ampicillin petri dishes (pre-poured is far easier for beginners) and nutient agar dishes (e.g. lb agar) for starter culture
Some 1.5 ml Eppendorf tubes (microcentrifuge tubes) 
An incubator (on ebay maybe as low as 40$, but you'll surely get one for 120$ if you want to spend that much)