This repository contains a complete bio labware review – a collection of affordable and DIY laboratory equipment, which is required for common methodology in a biological research lab.
As there is an overflow of possibilities and devices for laboratory use, it is not unlikely, we will forget something in our list. If there is something that you miss, feel free to add suggestions or contact us.
Anyone who wishes it, can add to our bio-labware review on Github directly! But to maintain more-or-less clear and structured content, we have prepared some instructions on how to contribute. This will make contributions easier for us, for you and everyone else as well. Every effort will be much appreciated!
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The posts are written in github markdown syntax.
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All device-posts should have the same content structure, which is as follows:
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Background
Describe why this technique is used and how, the principles behind it and add a few keywords
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Commercial variants
Evaluate and approximate the costs of obtaning a commercial device
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Available DIY resources
Here, the actual DIY resources are reviewed. Emphasize on the currently most developed projects (if any), their specifications, cost (if known) and applicability.
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Is DIY good enough and reasonable?
Compare the DIY projects described above, with comercial devices, considering general use and requirements.
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Requirements and plans
Briefly describe the requirements and focus points of the device type in general - what is most important for the device to get a good evaluation.
All our projects are as usefully open-source as possible.
Hardware including documentation is licensed under CERN OHL v.1.2. license
Firmware and software originating from the project is licensed under GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE v3.
Open data generated by our projects is licensed under CC0.
All our websites and additional documentation are licensed under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4 .0 Unported License] (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode).
What this means is that you can use hardware, firmware, software and documentation without paying a royalty and knowing that you'll be able to use your version forever. You are also free to make changes but if you share these changes then you have to do so on the same conditions that you enjoy.
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