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| - | ''"Jugaad is a survival tactic, whereas a hack is an intellectual art form; i.e. Jugaad is the wile of the poor, and hack the pastime of the affluent cerebral. Jugaad is a hack to get around or deal with a lack of or limited resources, and has a class component to it - jugaad are things poor but clever people do to make the most of the resources they have. They do what they need to do, without regard to what is supposed to be possible."'' -wikipedia | + | ''"Jugaad(a hindi term) is a survival tactic, whereas a hack is an intellectual art form; i.e. Jugaad is the wile of the poor, and hack the pastime of the affluent cerebral. Jugaad is a hack to get around or deal with a lack of or limited resources, and has a class component to it - jugaad are things poor but clever people do to make the most of the resources they have. They do what they need to do, without regard to what is supposed to be possible."'' -wikipedia |
During the summer, we decided to question the idea that synthetic biology or biology for that matter could be done only with high-end scientific equipment. We began to construct lab instruments out of cheap, readily available material. We have realized that the barriers for doing science need not be so high. | During the summer, we decided to question the idea that synthetic biology or biology for that matter could be done only with high-end scientific equipment. We began to construct lab instruments out of cheap, readily available material. We have realized that the barriers for doing science need not be so high. | ||
| - | We've so far build a sterile hood, a centrifuge, a gel-electrophoris box, an incubator, microscopes and also a touch-table lab assistant. All instructions are open source and can be downloaded in detail from [http://hackteria.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page] | + | We've so far build a sterile hood, a centrifuge, a gel-electrophoris box, an incubator, microscopes and also a touch-table lab assistant. All instructions to build these instruments are open source and can be downloaded in detail from [http://hackteria.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page] |
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'''The 100$ sterile hood''' | '''The 100$ sterile hood''' | ||
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| + | Made with Acrylic and filters from Car purifiers. Complete instructions on how to build one are here. | ||
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'''The 10$ incubator''' | '''The 10$ incubator''' | ||
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| + | Made with a styrofoam box, discarded computer fans and a mosquito coil. Keeps temperature at exactly 37C . Complete instructions on how to build one are here. | ||
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'''The 20$ microscope''' | '''The 20$ microscope''' | ||
| + | Made with a cheap webcamera. Complete instructions on how to build one are here. | ||
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'''The 20$ centrifuge'''. | '''The 20$ centrifuge'''. | ||
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| + | Made with a commercial egg beater with a 17500 rpm. | ||
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Revision as of 11:18, 27 October 2010
"Jugaad DIY BioLab"
Jugaad vs. Hack
"Jugaad(a hindi term) is a survival tactic, whereas a hack is an intellectual art form; i.e. Jugaad is the wile of the poor, and hack the pastime of the affluent cerebral. Jugaad is a hack to get around or deal with a lack of or limited resources, and has a class component to it - jugaad are things poor but clever people do to make the most of the resources they have. They do what they need to do, without regard to what is supposed to be possible." -wikipedia
During the summer, we decided to question the idea that synthetic biology or biology for that matter could be done only with high-end scientific equipment. We began to construct lab instruments out of cheap, readily available material. We have realized that the barriers for doing science need not be so high.
We've so far build a sterile hood, a centrifuge, a gel-electrophoris box, an incubator, microscopes and also a touch-table lab assistant. All instructions to build these instruments are open source and can be downloaded in detail from [http://hackteria.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page]
The 100$ sterile hood
Made with Acrylic and filters from Car purifiers. Complete instructions on how to build one are here.
The 10$ incubator
Made with a styrofoam box, discarded computer fans and a mosquito coil. Keeps temperature at exactly 37C . Complete instructions on how to build one are here.
The 20$ microscope Made with a cheap webcamera. Complete instructions on how to build one are here.
The 20$ centrifuge.
Made with a commercial egg beater with a 17500 rpm.
The Lab Assistant
