Reagents in the lab: Sodium Chloride – Wikipedia – MSDS ■ Potassium Chloride – Wikipedia – MSDS ■ Magnesium Chloride – Wikipedia – MSDS ■ Tris-Base – Wikipedia – MSDS ■ Sodium Acetate – Wikipedia – MSDS ■ EDTA – Wikipedia – MSDS ■ Proteinase K – Wikipedia – MSDS ■ RNAse A – Wikipedia – MSDS ■ Hydrochloric Acid – Wikipedia – MSDS ■ Sodium Hydroxide – Wikipedia – MSDS ■ Agarose – Wikipedia – MSDS ■ Lennox Broth – Wikipedia – MSDS ■ SDS – Wikipedia – MSDS ■ Ethanol – Wikipedia – MSDS ■ Phenol/Chloroform/Isoamyl Alcohol – Wikipedia – MSDS ■ The-Odin CRISPR Kit – Source
Equipment we have:
- Micropipettes + Tips
- Pipet-Aid + Serological Pipets
- Glassware, Cylinders
- Consumable equipment (Tubes, Dishes)
- Bunsen Burner
- Reagent suction filtration system
- Microwave
- Fridge / -20ºC Freezer combination (+ Slide Boxes)
- Water bath
- pH Meter
- 2 Thermocyclers
- Blue-light transilluminator
- Gel dock power supply, Two Gel docks
- Centrifuge (constant speed 14,000RPM)
- Vortex
- Analytical Scale
- Spectrophotometer + Glass Cuvettes
- Two small hot plate/magnetic stir plates
- Blue-light Transilluminator
- Miniprep Kits
- Orbital Shaker
- Standing Incubator
- Benchtop Incubator
- Protein Electrophoresis Power Supply + Containers
- Laminar Flow Hood (currently not in service)
Experiments currently possible in the space:
- Grow your own micro-organisms
- Transfer genetic traits between micro-organisms (DIY GMOs)
- Test for contamination
- Analyze Protein content
- Make your own beer
Equipment we need:
- Centrifuge with variable or low speed
- Microscopes
- Spectrophotometric Plate-reader
- Nanodrop