Who is STEM: Hedwig Kohn
Our Who is STEM series aims to highlight the achievements of BIPOC individuals (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) in order to fight the...
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BOSLab
- Aug 13, 2020
- 1 min
Exciting News: We’re open to the public!
As some of you know, we opened the lab space to our members in June as part of Massachusetts’ phase 1 reopening that included research...
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BOSLab
- Jul 25, 2020
- 1 min
Who is STEM: Mary Eliza Mahoney
Mary Eliza Mahoney - The first Black registered nurse in the U.S.
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- Jan 14, 2020
- 2 min
Announcing: DNA Forensics Laboratory led by Larry Melnick
How unique is each of us? What differentiates us as individuals from one another? How to “spot” the difference and identify of a person...
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BOSLab
- Oct 26, 2019
- 1 min
First strain exchange @ BosLab
BosLab hosted the strain exchange for the 1st time in its history! Many thanks to Patrik D'haeseleer from Counter Culture Labs for...
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BOSLab
- Jan 15, 2019
- 1 min
Announcing: Genetic Literacy Workshop, led by Boslab and OpenHelix
Have you ever considered taking a DNA test to predict your health or learn about your ancestry? How accurate or useful is that...
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BOSLab
- May 24, 2018
- 1 min
BosLab takes part in the 12th annual Cambridge Science Festival
The 10-day Cambridge Science Festival in April consisted of over 200 events designed to make science accessible, engaging, and fun for...
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BOSLab
- Aug 27, 2017
- 2 min
Life at the Speed of Light
Boslab Bookclub When: Thursday, Sept 14 at 6:30 pm Where: BosLab, 339R Summer St, Somerville, MA Book: Life at the Speed of Light by J....
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BOSLab
- Jul 21, 2017
- 3 min
Discovery of Insulin
Boslab Bookclub Please join us for our next book club discussion. There will be a short presentation on the book followed by discussion....
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BOSLab
- Jul 11, 2017
- 2 min
Open qPCR test run
I recently met up with Ron Shigeta, Ph.D. at Harvard Medical School, and heard him talk to an audience of researchers about IndieBio’s...
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BOSLab
- Mar 13, 2017
- 4 min
The - 80°C freezer of our dreams ❤
We recently found the freezer of our dreams. Perfect for our needs! But first, some background. Storing cells is a major obstacle for...
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BOSLab
- Feb 28, 2017
- 1 min
BosLab participates in Public Engagement in Science event at AAAS meeting in Boston
Members of BosLab had a tremendous opportunity to take part in two events focused on Public Engagement in Science (PES) at the American...
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BOSLab
- Feb 17, 2017
- 2 min
Testing E-Gel electrophoresis system
Today we got to try the E-gel Electrophoresis System from Thermofisher Scientific. The Pros - It is a ** HUGE TIME SAVER ** - No need for...
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BOSLab
- Jan 14, 2017
- 2 min
Highlights from BosLab's building with biology public engagement events
This post originally appeared in nisenet.org on January 4, 2017. You can find the original post here. Boston Open Science Laboratory...
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BOSLab
- Nov 27, 2016
- 1 min
Harvard iGEM is looking for a 2017 team mentor
If you know of any people who will have time on their hands next summer, please let them know of this incredible opportunity! Harvard...
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BOSLab
- Dec 29, 2015
- 3 min
Tardigrade genome sparks controversy
Horizontal gene transfer overestimated for Tardigrades. Image credit: Phineas Jones, creative commons license (Attribution-NonCommercial-...
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BOSLab
- Dec 21, 2015
- 2 min
Inserting jellyfish DNA into bacteria
Earlier this month, we ran a one-day course on one of the most essential techniques in biotechnology: transformation. It is a practical...
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BOSLab
- Oct 3, 2015
- 1 min
A synthetic biology online course
For the hardcore biohackers, who have plenty of spare time! This is a great synthetic biology EdX online course by 2 MIT professors. #video
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BOSLab
- Oct 3, 2015
- 1 min
Tequals0
An awesome blog sharing tons of DIYbio protocol, made by the most expert of the Bosslab team members! #photo
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