Boston Open Science Laboratory (BOSLab) is a labspace in
Somerville
Somerville may refer to:
*Somerville College, Oxford, a constituent college of the University of Oxford
Places
*Somerville, Victoria, Australia
* Somerville, Western Australia, a suburb of Kalgoorlie, Australia
* Somerville, New Zealand, a subur ...
,
Massachusetts, which is part of the
DIYbio
Do-it-yourself biology (DIY biology, DIY bio) is a growing biotechnological social movement in which individuals, communities, and small organizations study biology and life science using the same methods as traditional research institutions. DI ...
and biohacking movement.
Major projects
* Lightbulb PCR, which aims to build an inexpensive
PCR PCR or pcr may refer to:
Science
* Phosphocreatine, a phosphorylated creatine molecule
* Principal component regression, a statistical technique
Medicine
* Polymerase chain reaction
** COVID-19 testing, often performed using the polymerase chain r ...
thermal cycler using
PVC tubing, an
incandescent light bulb and a
computer fan run with an
open source microcontroller.
* BlueGene - Indigo Biosynthesis In E. Coli
Ethical concerns
The Institute of Ethics and Emerging Technologies covered the ethics of BosLab and other DIYbio groups.
References
External links
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Buildings and structures in Somerville, Massachusetts
Public laboratories
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