Microbial experiments

Low cost programmable incubator for growing mycelium textile, controlling temperature and humidity to standardize growing recipes.

First example of a low-cost dissolved oxygen sensor that will allow the implementation of fed-batch DIY bioreactors.

Establishing the capacity to tackle some of East-Africa's most devastating crop pathogens through partnership and collaboration.

Resources for genetically-engineering bacteria to construct microbial communities with defined ecological and structural relationships.

Interdisciplinary team investigating biological structures and physical mechanisms of electron transfer between microorganisms.

New stress priming treatment in green alga for hyperaccumulation of biodiesel precursors.

Learn how to build an incubator, grow your own dinoflagellates and build a multi-computer 3D imaging system.

We aim to develop and characterize low-cost DIY microscopes that brewers can use to count yeast and check its viability for production.

We aim to establish a CRISPR/Cpf1-based technique to insert transgenes into specific genome sites that are predicted to promote high expression.

We aim to develop a tool to monitor the progress of beer fermentation in real-time and non-invasively.

Small home-grow chamber capable of sensing moisture, temperature, humidity and light. Optimised to automate water, humidity and CO2 levels.

A fast, east and efficient way of modulating gene expression in yeast cultures.

We are a small, merry band of newbie Biomakers and amateur homebrewers and have started a project to monitor the progression of our fine brews in real time.

An open microbial bioreactor for growing cultures of about 1L.

Our “LyseeFlask” is a one-pot solution for lysis of bacterial cells and immobilized metal ion chromatography.

Our device, the Oscillostat, continuously evolves bacteria while oscillating between selective pressures to mimic fluctuating environments.