[Noisebridge-discuss] Bio Hackers and geniuses, I want to use electronics to work with dna somehow

[William Heath]

How about at noisebridge at 1:00 PM in SF?

On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 12:56 PM, Praveen Sinha <dmhomee at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey William,
>
> A low cost microarray spotter would be a cool project, although we'd
> still have to be able to fragment, amplify and dye our oligos or
> whatever.   I am definitely all for advocating novel uses of inkjet
> printers though :)  (I worked at a microarray company so I'm really
> familiar with how much of a pain in the ass it is to print these
> things).
>
>   http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/42405
>       ^^ here's an interesting paper/thesis on microarray and low
> cost microarray fab
>
> Let's get together sometime and talk!
>
> Cheers,
> Praveen
>
> On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 11:22 AM, William Heath <wgheath at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi Rigel,
> >
> > Here is what I understand about DNA chips etc...:
> >
> > DNA actually has a certain resistance and it is possible to measure that.
>  I
> > am also interested in automating DNA experiments the way the genome was
> > decoded.  I am curious how to do this.  Anyway does that help you to
> > understand more of what I am talking about?  The inkjet idea is way cool
> > though!
> >
> > -Tim
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 11:18 AM, Rigel Christian <rigelc at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> first off, i think you should define your problem better.
> >>
> >> second, while it's concievable that you could use an inkjet print head
> >> to create gene chips, this still requires you to have made up all the
> >> sequences that you want to test for. then you do your testing.
> >>
> >> then you have to figure out how to read it.
> >>
> >> i'm willing to consult with you on this if you have additional
> questions.
> >>
> >> also, read this if you havent already:
> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dna_microarrays
> >>
> >> On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 10:55 AM, William Heath <wgheath at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> > Hi All,
> >> >
> >> > I want to be able to use electronics to work with dna somehow.  I am
> >> > working
> >> > with DIY BIO experiments and completed a gel electrophoresis project
> >> > using
> >> > food coloring recently.  Now I want to somehow use electronics/chips
> to
> >> > work
> >> > with DNA.  I know this is possible but don't know how to do it.  For
> >> > example:
> >> >
> >> > http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/dnachips.html
> >> >
> >> > Anyone know how I might accomplish this goal?
> >> >
> >> > -Tim
> >> >
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