From: Lee Koromvokis <lkoro...@newshour.org>
Date: Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 3:44 PM
Subject: [diybio-boston] query from PBS NewsHour
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Hello,
I am a producer for the PBS NewsHour. Correspondent Paul Solman and I are looking to interview a group of bio hackers--and also hopefully see some bio hacking!--for a story we are doing about the potential benefits and risks of synthetic biology. (Actually, it is part of a larger story about all the scientific and technological breakthroughs that could happen sooner than most people realize because of Moore's Law and DIY innovators). Anyone interested?
Lee Koromvokis | Producer, PBS NewsHour
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I'm concentrating on equipment for now, but I foresee within 2-5 years
having a proper system to whip out synBio organisms pretty fast...
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From: Lee Koromvokis <lkoro...@newshour.org>
Date: Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 3:44 PM
Subject: [diybio-boston] query from PBS NewsHour
To: "diybio-boston@googlegroups.com" <diybio-boston@googlegroups.com>
Hello,
I am a producer for the PBS NewsHour. Correspondent Paul Solman and I are looking to interview a group of bio hackers--and also hopefully see some bio hacking!--for a story we are doing about the potential benefits and risks of synthetic biology. (Actually, it is part of a larger story about all the scientific and technological breakthroughs that could happen sooner than most people realize because of Moore's Law and DIY innovators). Anyone interested?
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On Mar 31, 2012 5:01 AM, "Nathan McCorkle" <nmz...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 3:11 AM, Joseph Jackson <joseph....@gmail.com> wrote:
> > We will eventually get to the promised land of synthetic biology, nanotech,
> > etc etc but in the mean time, a lot of people need to take a damn chill
> > pill.
>
> Thumbs Up to that.
yes, well said.
Jason
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(1) Is anyone actually doing DIY work on synthetic biology? What makes it DIY (e.g. taking place in a community lab)? What makes it synbio (and not just biology or molecular biology)?
Thanks,Jason
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$2500 for 1 lane of Illumina HiSeq which should provide the necessary coverage for a small genome like this; other companies I got quotes from were around $3500. It is a little over the top, but my day job is in bioinformatics analyzing other peoples data, so I also want my own data to play with since I know how to run the necessary programs and thus do not have to also pay for the analysis.
Your project sounds cool. Sounds like you may just push it ahead by paying out-of-pocket, but two ideas....I have heard of one person working w/ LA biohackers applying to BGI and receiving free DNA sequencing for an extremophile genome, but I think this was a circumstance where it was a previously unsequenced organism. Have you thought about putting your project up on PetriDish.org? $2500 seems like an achievable #, especially if there is a compelling story behind this mutant fungus. What is the backstory? Why is this fungus variant interesting?Jason
Kudos to the online lab notebook and protocols. Really great to see your home lab via the video on the homepage! It sounds like you've been piecing it together since 2005. What is your most coveted piece of equipment?It would be great to see pics/videos of other home labs that exist out there.Jason