The Light Bulb PCR Machine

http://www.russelldurrett.com/lightbulbpcr.html

An interesting way for our engineers to get involved with the gene mod projects would be to assist in building the necessary infrastructure of bio mods to take place.
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  • It's interesting you bring this up; I recently made a video on the subject of do-it-yourself PCR thermocyclers, comparing the various pros and cons, and that device was one of the three I looked at.  Small world...

    ~Ian
  • I think it would be very possible for the lesser accomplished engineers (the student ones) to build that, the schematics could be a bit tricky to reproduce the first few times perfectly though, but that is where the fun comes from
  • sounds easy enough to build a thermocycler-shield for an arduino. altho i have no personal need for one, if there are some people interested i could give it a spin.
  • I ordered a thermal cycler from OpenPCR.com for $600 and it works like a champ. Anyone looking for a cheap one should check it out.  Amazon has excellent prices on a lot of the other stuff, water baths, electrophoresis tank, etc.
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