Our Who is STEM series aims to highlight the achievements of BIPOC individuals (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) in order to fight the...

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...

Mary Eliza Mahoney - The first Black registered nurse in the U.S.

How unique is each of us? What differentiates us as individuals from one another? How to “spot” the difference and identify of a person...

BosLab hosted the strain exchange for the 1st time in its history! Many thanks to Patrik D'haeseleer from Counter Culture Labs for...

Have you ever considered taking a DNA test to predict your health or learn about your ancestry? How accurate or useful is that...

The 10-day Cambridge Science Festival in April consisted of over 200 events designed to make science accessible, engaging, and fun for...

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....

Boslab Bookclub Please join us for our next book club discussion. There will be a short presentation on the book followed by discussion....

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...

We recently found the freezer of our dreams. Perfect for our needs! But first, some background. Storing cells is a major obstacle for...

Members of BosLab had a tremendous opportunity to take part in two events focused on Public Engagement in Science (PES) at the American...

Today we got to try the E-gel Electrophoresis System from Thermofisher Scientific. The Pros - It is a ** HUGE TIME SAVER ** - No need for...

This post originally appeared in nisenet.org on January 4, 2017. You can find the original post here. Boston Open Science Laboratory...

If you know of any people who will have time on their hands next summer, please let them know of this incredible opportunity! Harvard...

Horizontal gene transfer overestimated for Tardigrades. Image credit: Phineas Jones, creative commons license (Attribution-NonCommercial-...

Earlier this month, we ran a one-day course on one of the most essential techniques in biotechnology: transformation. It is a practical...

A great resource for any DIYbioer #photo

For the hardcore biohackers, who have plenty of spare time! This is a great synthetic biology EdX online course by 2 MIT professors. #video

An awesome blog sharing tons of DIYbio protocol, made by the most expert of the Bosslab team members! #photo