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A project log for $5 DNA Replicator

The one of the most revolutionary inventions of the 20th Century, designed for DIY gene replication.

davidDavid 10/14/2014 at 08:064 Comments

...Thanks Hackaday, it was fun!

Not 100% sure what to do next with the project now.

Does anyone actually want to build a PCR machine (besides me :) ?

Do people out there want them as a kit? A finished product? Or just well documented and left on Github?

It would be pretty easy to get some PCB's made up and put up on Tindie or somewhere. Let me know if you would be interested!

Discussions

David wrote 10/14/2014 at 16:12 point
Thanks guys, but it's not a huge breakthrough as far as PCR technology goes. Any low-end PCR machine can do more, and replicate much longer lengths of DNA. No University would be interested in a (very) cheap but fiddly and limited PCR machine.

Its only benefit is that is almost ridiculously cheap; cheap enough for high school classrooms, or for you guys to try out PCR (for less than the cost of a burger, fries and a coke).

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PointyOintment wrote 10/14/2014 at 14:36 point
I'm not into biohacking either, but I want to see the calcium sensor thing working. And you seem to have broken the world record (by a large margin) for length of DNA replicated; you can't just give up after that!

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davedarko wrote 10/14/2014 at 10:49 point
I'm not into bio hacking myself, but it would be cool to see it being used in schools and universities and a shame if it were rotting on github. You should contact some bio hackers on other platforms, bio hackerspaces and teachers if they would like to test it, try it and/or verify it.

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Kojote wrote 10/14/2014 at 09:59 point
It's an awesome project - maybe the DIY BioHacking Labs would be happy to know about it. Ask your local university (if you haven't already)

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