Questions from a Student

[Ha Anh Le]

Hi everyone!

My name is Ha Anh and I am a student at Michigan State University. I have a couple of questions I'm hoping you can answer.

I recently heard about biohacking through a course I am taking. In the same course, I have decided to do my final project on researching the accessibility of biohacking and other technologies. 

That being said, in the spirit of DIY bio, would anyone have any suggestions on projects I can do at home without investing in too much equipment? I would like to do a demo for my class presentation if possible. I've seen a few really amazing projects but they are difficult to do on a student budget and a short deadline. I'd really like to be able to use what I have and not spend too much. Do you have any recommendations?

Also, this one is a bit of a stretch, but would anyone be willing to sit down for a Skype interview with me? It would be about an hour, and it would help me out a lot! It would aide in research information for this project. (I would ask questions like: How did you get involved in diy bio? How long have you been at it? What projects have you done? etc etc.)

Thank you for taking the time to read this!

[Nathan McCorkle]

I would get one of these kits shipped to your school:
http://www.carolina.com/transformation-dna-transfer-kits/ap-biology-lab-6-molecular-biology-module-1-transformation-teacher-demonstration-kit-with-prepaid-coupon/211080.pr

or fashion a similar kit from the various offerings at this
more-friendly store, which offers an even-more entry-level kit as
well:
http://www.the-odin.com/grow-bioluminescent-e-coli-kit/

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[Sebastian S Cocioba]

I second the kits idea. Carolina, Edvotek and the fine products at The ODIN are all good starters. See if you can expand on the kits or at least post some ideas of what you'd like to do. I'm sure one of us will chime in with some guidance. We wish you all the luck and adventure!  

Sebastian S. Cocioba

CEO & Founder

New York Botanics, LLC

Blog: ATinyGreenCell.com

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