Hate Brussels Sprouts? It's Genetic - Pearl Biotech's Open PCR Project
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Jeri, you did a great job of getting him to say all the things he didn't think to say so the whole thing was well explained.
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@enliteneer Agarose gels are really cheap (<$1). you need a DNA stain (i.e. EtBr) which is cheap too (probs <$1 per gel). Need a UV source ($25?), filter to protect eye ($10?) and a detector (camera or your eye). The most expensive thing are the enzymes required (probably ~$1-5 per test), and the primers for the specific gene (~$30 for 1'000s of tests). You will also need a lot of other tools (pipettes, tubes, etc.) and disposables (water), you could probably set all this up ~$500 incl. machine.
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This is very cool, but I think EtBr and UV light aren´t a game: they´re
dangerous, and you must be carefully with them. Besides, discard EtBr is a
problem. anyway, I think this could be the begining for a new hackers generation:
"BioHackers" or something that :)
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The unit is finally ready for shipment, it's $512. Thanks for the video i learned a lot! I also thought it was Pro biotech...and glad i looked here to see it was Pearl.
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@jigglesnap I was thinking exactly the same things, she was spot on all the time, and when she said this is agar, I was blown away, Jerie knows this stuff !
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This is great I need to try to build this when I get some time.
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haha, cool, i just had my genome analyzed for the same reason.
i'm Tt and i like beer and brussels sprouts. =)
PTC nearly makes me gag, tho, which is probably a good thing, considering it's such a potent neurotoxin.
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ok that's it, I don't care what happens, but next year I'm going to maker faire, FFS this is amazing !!
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What about testing dna for things other than for brussel sprouts sensitivity? Do you need special gels? Assuming the gels can only be used once, are they expensive?
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So Pearl Biotech is based on openwetware? Are openpcr and biocurious, related companies that have similar hardware?
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Astonishing. What an amazing project. Sheer brilliance.
I think it is Pearl Biotech.
opikalo 1 year ago
@opikalo You are right. Thanks I'll update the info.
jeriellsworth 1 year ago
I hear the MIDI Gamelan in the background!
briandoom 1 year ago
@briandoom Gamelan was neat, but it ran continuously next to the really cool demos all weekend.
jeriellsworth 1 year ago