Biotop Community Lab

The Do-It-Yourself Biology community of Heidelberg

[Jim Haseloff @jimhaseloff]

Website from Jeff Tabor's lab - full instructions and resources on how to build/implement the Bactograph - light programmable bacterial films for education.
(https://t.co/qwUsvmGNFD)

[Jim Haseloff @jimhaseloff]

OpenOcular DIY 3D printable adapter - to adapt your phone camera for microscope eyepiece, with self-centering design.
(https://t.co/tc4VZVmvpR)

[Nuffield Council on Bioethics (NCOB) @Nuffbioethics]

A big part of our work is looking 'into the horizon' for developments in biology and medicine that might raise ethical issues in the future. 🧠🔬🧬🌅
Our new infographic illustrates some of these developments & the ethical issues that they may raise.
https://t.co/rWSTsHZckm

[Jim Haseloff @jimhaseloff]

DIY portable spectrophotometer based on a Raspberry Pi, with links to precursor projects.
(https://t.co/NDStr5dCeU)

[Jim Haseloff @jimhaseloff]

Richard Bowman and Julian Stirling at the Bath Open Instrumentation Group describe lessons learnt in developing a very low-cost, laboratory-grade microscope and building global partnerships and an open source ecosystem.
(https://t.co/RTBHatkQ26)

[Jim Haseloff @jimhaseloff]

Combination of thermoset PDMS (Sylgard 184) with colour-specific dyes to create very low-cost lens-filters for frugal imaging devices.
(https://t.co/igut6kCV80)

[Jim Haseloff @jimhaseloff]

Ultra-low-cost electroporator with microneedle electrodes (ePatch) for vaccination - based on a self-powered piezo barbecue lighter.
(https://t.co/xGVdVpJrSZ)

[Jim Haseloff @jimhaseloff]

Blueprints for a low-cost laser engine - compatible with wide-field and localisation microscopy, and based on affordable laser diodes, a square multimode fibre and speckle-reduction module from Jonas Ries lab.
(https://t.co/nxIkyeZZRc)

[Jim Haseloff @jimhaseloff]

DIY dual channel fluorescence microscope: Github site with assembly details from @_Gemmaaaa_ @DrBrianPatton
(https://t.co/3lnOCgUDbx)

[Jim Haseloff @jimhaseloff]

Curated collection of bioengineering nuggets - with an emphasis on new Biomaker tools, gizmos and frugal science for the lab and field:
https://t.co/kH5PtNVzjO

[Jenny Molloy @jenny_molloy]

The Potential for Low-Cost
and #OpenSource Hardware
Solutions to Scale: new report from @TheWilsonCenter https://t.co/YXml4xrdFo #openhardware

[Jim Haseloff @jimhaseloff]

Review of 11 different growth media for microgreen hydroponics.
(https://t.co/WHe6h0xy7p)

[Vittorio Saggiomo (@[email protected]) @V_Saggiomo]

Our transformation (@sander_says) of a 3D printer (Ender 3) into 3 controllable syringe pumps is online. An Ender 3 cost 140€ and has almost everything you need for building and program syringe pumps. 1/n
#RealTimeChem #3Dprint
https://t.co/mLQ1i3Wqjg

[Mario Del Rosario @_mariod]

Looking to incorporate #3DPrinting into your research and love #Microscopy? Look no more, our #preprint, “The field guide to 3D printing in microscopy” is out today! Check it out at https://t.co/cK3bMUClgY 1/7

[Jim Haseloff @jimhaseloff]

Interesting supplier of specialist devices for robotics and instrumentation - including pumps for micro scale liquid handling…and more.
(https://t.co/9eAxa6wBHN)

[li5a @li5a]

Finally! We found our first (live) tardigrade \o/

[Jim Haseloff @jimhaseloff]

DIY resources for hooking up sensors and machine-learning, using the WIO Terminal - with useful example projects.
(https://t.co/oFoFY5yGal)

[Sebastian S. Cocioba🪄🌷 @ATinyGreenCell]

@OdedRechavi On it, sans hipsterdom!

[Andrea M. Henle @AndreaHenlePhD]

@OdedRechavi Been doing this with my undergrads for a few years now. Check out the lab materials I’ve developed for a research based course at https://t.co/Dweoa1kBz1