>Can he guarantee his pressure cooker autoclave works, and if so how?
Autoclave tape
Just because one utilizes alternative materials does not mean the scientific method goes out the window. Finding a repeatable process is paramount.
Also, many of these DIYbio projects take advantage of methods used in labs for years. There are multitudes of testing procedures, validations, ect that enable one to see if their over the counter laxative is up to par.
I agree with what your saying, but at the same time many such tests have been developed to work with biochemical grade components. Yes - they may test if X has worked, and that Y and Z are not present, but if there is no expectation whatsoever that A is present then it won't be something worth testing for normally, even if, in this rather specific example, there's more A than you can point a stick at.
Repeatability does not necessarily reflect functional correctness. Clearly this is a bigger issue than just DIYbio, but my point is simply that if you're working in a lab, under lab conditions, you can make a lot more guarantees regarding continuity of environment, materials, and methods than you can in your mum's spare room with over the counter laxative.
Equally, however, assuming "the traditional" is the only way to go is a dangerous precedent too. I'm just of the possibly naive opinion that it would be difficult to follow the scientific method to as rigorous a standard as is necessary, but perhaps that in itself will precipitate a new industry in low cost biotech equipment.
The Boston Globe did a piece where they tested the DNA of fish served at local food establisments to determine their species. Nearly half of 183 fish samples collected at restaurants and supermarkets were not the species ordered. http://www.boston.com/business/specials/fish_testing/
One of the flagging guidelines for craigslist is if something seems "too commercial". I would flag this post, because there really doesn't seem to be a car for sale. Also, in my own experience I have grown to distrust these templates and prefer to buy from/reply to those which use plain text. The spam rate just seems to be lower when avoiding posts with nonsense pictures or templates.
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SocialSci is hiring two science minded RoR devs to help bring academic research online.
We save researchers time and money by bringing their scientific surveys (drag/drop, pdf upload, and visual response) online. We have developed a full suite of scientific tools and linked them to an anonymous, honest, and payable group of participants.
The team is currently 4 strong (2 dev, 1 biz/scientist, 1 academic sales), but we want to bump it up to 6.
Recently seed funded (we can pay you actual money / equity), graduated Tech Stars Boston, and now work out of Dog Patch Labs (Cambridge).
If interested, shoot me an email at leon@socialsci.com
SocialSci is hiring two science minded RoR devs to help bring academic research online.
We save researchers time and money by bringing their scientific surveys (drag/drop, pdf upload, and visual response) online. We have developed a full suite of scientific tools and linked them to an anonymous, honest, and payable group of participants.
The team is currently 4 strong (2 dev, 1 biz/scientist, 1 academic sales), but we want to bump it up to 6.
Recently seed funded (we can pay you actual money / equity), graduated Tech Stars Boston, and now work out of Dog Patch Labs (Cambridge).
If interested, shoot me an email at leon@socialsci.com
Aaron Patzer (Mint CEO) gave a really good talk at the Founders Institute on equity and compensation in startups. It is worth the read/watch and gives you a good ballpark idea.
"Books simply disappeared, always during the night. Your name was removed from the kindles, every record of everything you had ever done was wiped out, your one-time existence was denied and then forgotten. You were abolished, annihilated: vaporized was the usual word."
Autoclave tape
Just because one utilizes alternative materials does not mean the scientific method goes out the window. Finding a repeatable process is paramount.
Also, many of these DIYbio projects take advantage of methods used in labs for years. There are multitudes of testing procedures, validations, ect that enable one to see if their over the counter laxative is up to par.