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   by tito 7y ago

   And that reasoning is working. The longer we do mock debate over climate change real / not real, the slower we go. Reminds me of the GMO / non-GMO debate. The longer we keep that simple frame the slower we go. GMO isn’t any one th
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   by tito 7y ago

   Gas should be $20 per gallon. (see economic model below). So b) is super interesting to me. Obama’s former Chief Economist, Michael Greenstone at U. Chicago studies the social cost of carbon. He modeled the cost of carbon at around $2,000 p
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   by tito 7y ago

   "Rising global temperatures, the spread of crop disease and extreme weather events have made coffee harvests unreliable in places like El Salvador.' Wow crazy to think that something as stable as crops can drastically shift. The l
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   by tito 15y ago

   <3 Genspace
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   by tito 15y ago

   Hey! I just added a signup on meetup for you -- thanks for reminding me :) Advanced Personal Genomics (hacker friendly!) http://www.meetup.com/BioCurious/events/37411362/ Tito
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   by tito 15y ago

   Yea, it's super fun, even kids can do the experiment. Here's some pics from our last Glowing Cells class! http://www.meetup.com/BioCurious/photos/3739322/#61569752 Tito
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   by tito 15y ago

   Hi! Here's a list of the equipment available today: pipettes, pipette tips, realtime PCR machine, OpenPCR PCR machine, incubator, shaking water bath, vortexers, gel electrophoresis boxes. If you don't have an experiment in mind, we have lot
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   by tito 15y ago

   Thanks hackermom, we <3 u Tito
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   by tito 15y ago

   GMO testing: there's a kit available for high schoolers (and we've used it too) http://www.carolina.com/category/teacher+resources/classroom... Pretty sweet! Tito
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    by tito 15y ago

    Thanks, we hope to get the word out to a lot of cash strapped labs. Suggestions where find them? Re: Challenges -- Sounds like a good title for a future blog post: "The Toughest Challenge of OpenPCR". Off the top of my head, 2 challenging a
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    by tito 15y ago

    Yes, the cost of the reagents (taq++) is now cheap, about ~$1 per run, and DNA sequencing is cheap ($5 to $10 a run). Tito
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    by tito 15y ago

    Yes, DNA sequencing is about $5 to $10 a sample. Just send in your DNA! Electrophoresis is nice and fast relative to sending in your sample, but currently much more complicated than dropping a tube of DNA in the mail. Tito
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    by tito 15y ago

    Wow, you all know a surprising amount about PCR! Are any of you regular PCR users? Tito OpenPCR
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    by tito 15y ago

    You rock, Brett! Tito
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    by tito 15y ago

    Hi, Tito here from OpenPCR. That's a fantastic question! The typical use case for PCR is "doing stuff with DNA" along the lines of what you read on the wiki page about PCR. We hope that OpenpCR will enable new uses of PCR, where perhaps t
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    by tito 16y ago

    Hey Earl, MJ Research, cool! I've got one of their PCR machines in my trunk, all taken apart. We used it as inspiration when we were first starting, it's got some nice design features. Keep in touch, Tito
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    by tito 16y ago

    Hey silverstorm -- Awesome, shoot me an email and let us know your interests -- titojankowski at gmail.com Tito