Hi John, see this as a key question. DIY Bio groups seem run out of steam once the initial honeymoon phase is over.
Some of the projects take too long or are truly impossible or both. And there is very little guidance for the newbies at these sites. People just muddle around for a while.
I would divide viable potential projects into four broad groups
- Eucation - teach new to bio how to do things.
- Understand life (basic research) - why do we get an itch, how does a plant know where and when to put out flowers, what is the group dynamics amongst crows, can I interfere with dream states, amount of antibiotics in peoples urine (mapped on a google map)
- Provide an alternative to commercial stuff (applied research) - instruments (PCR, sequencers), diagnostics (urine, blood drop, bacteria), drugs (recent example on malarial drug, testing natural remedies for efficacy), foods, ...
- Create new ground breaking stuff that does not exist yet (blue skies) e.g. an armband that monitors 16 vital signs continuously, machine human interfaces based on nerve signals, Science fiction books are a great source.
Abizar
On Sat, Dec 3, 2016 at 8:22 AM, 210jrd <jdnelsonrc@gmail.com> wrote:
OK, we have built our lab, fairly well equipped (lots of ebay and purchases from China and India!) and done some basic PCR and electrophoresis testing and even done a small class in Transformation/recombination and a "crime" class with Electrophoresis.--My question to DIYBio groups in general is where do we go to plan out future development of a DIYBio group and keep interest of members with practical ongoing projects (Basically non-commercial) so that we don't just sit looking at this lovely equipment and have meetings discussing aspects of microbiology?The information on ongoing paths of DIYBio seems sparse at present and I for one would love to see more ideas coming in of a practical nature that will not break the bank. I do not wish to continually grow coloured e coli in Petri dishes.Many of us do not have the luxury of a MSc or PhD team leader and must advance in small steps but some advice from those moving ahead would be great. Garage based DIYBio has got to the stage where most equipment (other than sequencers) is now easily obtained. Chemicals and microbes are a cost factor but ideas for the future pathways of DIYBio are seemingly either vague or lacking. Input welcome and if you can disdainfully prove me wrong,with evidence, I will happily admit this topic to have been a waste of time. John D
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