Re: [DIYbio] Re: How to advance a DIYBio lab beyond the basics.

What is this "inherent danger in tinkering with biology". Mostly when I hear this phrase it comes from poeple without a background in biology.

There are certain experiments, where you can reasonably predict the outcome, especially if hundreds of labs have done it before. Like GFP or, say, vanillin biosynthesis. At least if you do it in a contained environment where everything is autoclaved that leaves the lab, I am yet to hear any reasonable explanation why this is not unregulated or there is not some whitelist.







On Saturday, December 3, 2016 at 5:22:49 PM UTC+1, 210jrd 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

--
-- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups DIYbio group. To post to this group, send email to diybio@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to diybio+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/diybio?hl=en
Learn more at www.diybio.org
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "DIYbio" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to diybio+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
To post to this group, send email to diybio@googlegroups.com.
Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/diybio.
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/diybio/8676dfeb-f533-4e66-b049-9d466c99f925%40googlegroups.com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.