DIYbio:Boston

= 13 Dec 2009 DIYbio-Boston meetup = todo: need better system for notes

Agenda

 * logos: 5-10 useful icons
 * safety badge brainstorming
 * tix to outlaw bio
 * demo @ outlaw bio brainstorming
 * playing with electrophoresis
 * Charlie wants to write diybio-safety stuff on a wiki somewhere
 * openwetware? http://openwetware.org/wiki/DIYbio/FAQ/Safety

logo

 * meetup at epic manor on Wed dec 16 for brainstorming
 * markerboards + beer

safety badge

 * what are you doing?
 * sentence-length + link
 * what are the risks?
 * How are you managing them?
 * how do you dispose of the waste
 * links to helpful resources
 * materials list


 * Safety logo - just one
 * not an endorsement
 * conveys I thought about it
 * recycle logo; look before you leap; suggests recursion
 * no biohazard! too scary
 * preflight checklist
 * says registered + date
 * a progress bar?

BOSSlab at cambridge science fest
when: april 24-25 2010

where: BOSSLab & @ Sprout

Cost: $40

Synopsis: Explore your own genome with DIYbio Boston at the Boston Open Source Science Lab! In this workshop, you'll amplify a fragment of one of your genes and examine it with PCR for mutations. The whole procedure takes about 6 hours and can be broken up over 2 days. Come get to know your own genome better with us at the BOSSlab!

Hacking webcams into ucams

 * Details at http://diybio.org/2009/12/13/webcam-microscope-hacks-at-bosslab.
 * processing code for accessing webcams: ucam (needs this blob-detection library)