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Not knowledgeable but I do know there was a grad student (post doc?) who created their own PCR test for SARS-Cov-2 in their living room using frozen peas as the
by Pyramus 5y ago
Not knowledgeable but I do know there was a grad student (post doc?) who created their own PCR test for SARS-Cov-2 in their living room using frozen peas as their cooling medium. Obviously this guy was a specialist with access to the right materials but it goes to show that a lot is possible.
- _Microft 5y agoIt's absolutely astonishing how some scientific apparatuses started out. Here is an image of the first atomic force microscope (AFM) for example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_force_microscopy#/media/File:Atomic_Force_Microscope_Science_Museum_London.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_force_microscopy#/media...
- baq 5y agoperfect. also a great example of why commercializing research is so difficult and expensive - to get something from looking like it's barely holding together with duct tape to being a sellable product is no small feat.