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Comment on Eri Gentry – Open Science Conference (OpenPCR cameo!) by mike verbeeck

mike verbeeck — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:03:34 +0000

Hello,

We have alread the tools for doing PCR on our own but still depend on secuencing facilities to provide us with the results. How does the things for an openSequencing machine? How long will we have to look into the future for this considering present technology?

thanks
mikev

Comment on PCR Machine Patents are Dead by Sampson

Sampson — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 21:04:03 +0000

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7074367.PN.&OS=PN/7074367&RS=PN/7074367

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=6767512.PN.&OS=PN/6767512&RS=PN/6767512

gradient PCR seems like it is still 4+ years away from expiring – albeit you can use other techniques to generate a temperature gradient (perhaps more than one block) although it might not be cost-effective!

Personally I plan on modifying OpenPCR to a gradient PCR.

Best of luck!

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Open Source DNA-Kopierer | cyberhive.info — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:49:36 +0000

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Comment on DNA is now DIY: OpenPCR ships worldwide by Open PCR: DNA is now DIY - Nerdcore

Open PCR: DNA is now DIY - Nerdcore — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 17:39:42 +0000

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Comment on Eri Gentry – Open Science Conference (OpenPCR cameo!) by wangqin

wangqin — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 03:11:27 +0000

Hi,I’m wangqin,from china.Now, I’m working for Educational Equipment Research Institute of Ministry of Education.OpenPCR is a intersting inovation,as I found it on net, I was attracted to it immediately. It is a good idea! it is so convient that Using OpenPCR, you can do PCR experiment everywhere in a low costs. To my surprise, it can be driven only by a small notebook. I wonder may be any other device with a usb port , such as a iPad or somethin else, can drive OpenPCRkit in regular enviroment and in wild.
Maybe there have some opptunities to us to improve OPenPcr kit and the idea of OpenScience in china.

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Human Fingerprinting Pcr Lab — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:28:36 +0000

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Comment on DNA is now DIY: OpenPCR ships worldwide by Interzona

Interzona — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 16:40:27 +0000

Hi its great to see affordable acces to this kind of technology. It would be good to see a cheap supply of Polymerase for DIY experimentalists. Also Someone mentioned incorporating an LED light and detector to allow the machine to do qPCR experiments. That would be really cool for around the £500 dollar mark.

Bravo

Comment on DNA is now DIY: OpenPCR ships worldwide by Moneyfox

Moneyfox — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 07:15:34 +0000

Awsome!!
This is exactly what I wanted!
Hope bio-hacking will be popular in near future.

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OpenPCR in the Wild! | K-Mart — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:41:56 +0000

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Comment on It Lives by Vladimir

Vladimir — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 14:23:26 +0000

In addition to the PCR machine what else is required to have a basic DNA lab? If I am not mistaken, PCR creates enough material for the analysis but does not do any analysis by itself….

Thank you!

Comment on Putting the Open in OpenPCR by blinko

blinko — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:04:10 +0000

Please refer to this list if you’re having trouble formulating your own open source license:
http://www.opensource.org/licenses
It would be good to know that you’re not just selling a DIY kit or low-cost PCR, and that it is actually an open product as the name implies.

Comment on DNA is now DIY: OpenPCR ships worldwide by OpenPCR Shows How Design And Manufacturing Are Changing | BeeHiveTech.com

OpenPCR Shows How Design And Manufacturing Are Changing | BeeHiveTech.com — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:03:23 +0000

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Comment on DNA is now DIY: OpenPCR ships worldwide by Jenn

Jenn — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 01:00:21 +0000

Can you post more detailed information on what is actually included in the kit and what is not (e.g. polymerase, oligos)? Seems unlikely that companies that sell to laboratories would sell to the home user …

Do you also have Southern blots that confirm presence of intended DNA by restriction endonucleases? In other words, what is the replicability of this new machine versus the old one?

If this is legit … incredible idea. Can’t wait to see what is done with it.