Monster Lab

We sequence monsters with the world's first #LEGO DNA Sequencer. Crafted by @samstudio8 and @tomjblanchard.

[Monster Lab @MonsterDNALab]

If you want to host your own Monster Lab, all our work is open source: the Sequenceer itself, the paperwork that our participants fill out and even the website we showcase our monsters on. Find almost everything you need at our @samtomindustrys repo... https://t.co/Zbdm2NyPBu

[Sam Nicholls @samstudio8.bsky.social @samstudio8]

great to see the @samtomindustrys @MonsterDNALab Lego DNA sequencer continuing to inspire genomics outreach! the auto generated AI monsters are a cool new addition to the tech

[Monster Lab @MonsterDNALab]

@saumyamathur370 @samstudio8 @tomjblanchard Check out our GitHub repo! https://t.co/XYKoW1Kj24

[Monster Lab @MonsterDNALab]

If you want to host your own Monster Lab, all our work is open source: the Sequenceer itself, the paperwork that our participants fill out and even the website we showcase our monsters on. Find almost everything you need at our @samtomindustrys repo... https://t.co/Zbdm2NyPBu

[Sam Nicholls @samstudio8.bsky.social @samstudio8]

@michelebusby There is even a backstory! This is "Handy": the unofficial @samtomindustrys mascot. A weighted companion glove who lives inside the @MonsterDNALab sequencer to make it heavier to give the impression of high quality

[Sergey Koren @sergekoren]

Thanks for the monster data sheets + activity @samstudio8. Huge hit with the kids. They built the genomes from legos, "sequenced" by translating colors to bases, and drew the result.

[Earlham Institute @EarlhamInst]

BREAKING NEWS - @brickopore, a technology spin-out from @EarlhamInst, releases opensource build instructions and software for its pioneering Mk2 LEGO sequencer - visit the new https://t.co/VVIHbB4L5b website for full details. 🧱🧬

[Monster Lab @MonsterDNALab]

Another @MonsterDNALab in the wild!

[James Fischer, U of Illinois @jfischerbotany]

Finishing up a Lego sequencer off of plans from @samstudio8 @MonsterDNALab ! Have Lego --> Nucleotide --> Amino Acid done...now for Lego --> Gene...and to get rid of the grindy noise.

[Monster Lab @MonsterDNALab]

@jfischerbotany Hi James! Check out our git repository https://t.co/Li6nJsr0SJ and feel free to drop @samstudio8 a message

[Iain Macaulay @whatchamacaulay]

@pjacock @brickopore @gringene_bio @pathogenomenick @EarlhamInst @MonsterDNALab @samstudio8 It's based on the emission spectra of the fluorescent dyes used in ABI gel sequencers - yellow was changed to black as it's hard to see a yellow trace on a white electropherogram (but not on a black gel background).

[Sam Nicholls @samstudio8.bsky.social @samstudio8]

Of course, it's likely that Brickopore may have chosen an alternative encoding strategy to avoid infringing our intellectual property when building their own sequencer... ;) https://t.co/VJ1b2Ox1kX

[Sam Nicholls @samstudio8.bsky.social @samstudio8]

Our open-source @MonsterDNALab Lego Sequencer has made it across the pond!

[Mike Norman @Teatimesci]

Equally love this letter from @samtomindustrys who made the first #Lego sequencer we fell in love with!

Lesson for everyone out there = #SciLaw is important! 😁

[Sam Nicholls @samstudio8.bsky.social @samstudio8]

Of course, only @samtomindustrys retains the exclusive rights to license and further develop the 2x2 optical read head from an unnamed technical institute in Billund

[Josh Quick @Scalene]

@samstudio8 @mattloose @brickopore @EarlhamInst @samtomindustrys @MonsterDNALab @tomjblanchard @MichaelWilson_ Only SBRT technology uses adapter bricks to improve the consensus accuracy of raw reads

[Sam Nicholls @samstudio8.bsky.social @samstudio8]

Best of luck to our dear friends at @brickopore on their platform launch at the @EarlhamInst today. A friendly word of warning: @samtomindustrys is not afraid to protect the single-brick real-time (SBRT) technology that powers @MonsterDNALab #seeyouincourt #genomedrama

[Monster Lab @MonsterDNALab]

Better late than never, we've added 24 new monsters from @MilnerCentre to our online zoo today! Awesome work from @harryafwthorpe and team! Our new monsters bring our total to over three hundred different monsters and their genomes! https://t.co/rjuYasj1c1

[Monster Lab @MonsterDNALab]

A Lego-@nanopore sequencer at @MilnerCentre @MonsterDNALab!

[Harry Thorpe @harryafwthorpe]

Our sequencing robot! @MonsterDNALab @nic_coyle @MilnerCentre #MilnerLaunch #Outreach

[Monster Lab @MonsterDNALab]

Absolutely ace, the first open source use of @MonsterDNALab out in the wild. Looking forward to adding the new monsters to our online zoo!

[Harry Thorpe @harryafwthorpe]

Fantastic morning teaching primary school children about DNA by making monsters! @samstudio8 @tomjblanchard @MonsterDNALab @nic_coyle @MilnerCentre #MilnerLaunch #Outreach

[Monster Lab @MonsterDNALab]

Did somebody say MONSTERS?

[UoB Public Engagement @UOBengage]

We want postgraduate students from @eps_unibham @LES_UniBham @artsatbham @CoSS_Birmingham @unibirm_MDS @UoBWestmere to join our #LapworthLates team to help bring our next event themed 'HERE BE MONSTERS' to life Nov 7th. Boost CV skills & have fun doing it! https://t.co/8Yo41lL0nj

[Monster Lab @MonsterDNALab]

"The success rate is lower than we want it to be, and we didn’t manage to spend our entire budget because we didn’t get the mix of proposals we were hoping for."
This is somewhat disappointing to hear from @wellcometrust, given that we felt we had met all the criteria :( https://t.co/ZBcFaKQf7Z

[Wellcome @wellcometrust]

Are you thinking of applying for public engagement funding? We've learnt lots from our latest round of proposals and the team have some tips ✔️ for future applicants to help make your idea stand out: https://t.co/wgGfqSLzpn @imrankhan

[Monster Lab @MonsterDNALab]

Our new little screen has arrived! We will be using this for a new Monster Lab Imaging Station where our brilliant scientists can upload their monsters to the Index!