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		<title>Product Review: BioTek Microflo liquid dispensing machine</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanCline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple of pictures of the BioTek Microflo liquid dispenser.
Device with hatch open and spring tension unlocked:
Device with hatch open and spring tension locked:
This machine has both serial RS-232 and USB; however, the communication link is a proprietary protocol which is only compatible with BioTek&#8217;s Microsoft Windows software.  The machine is not Unix compatible. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Microplate Standard Dimensions</title>
		<link>http://88proof.com/synthetic_biology/blog/archives/439?utm_source=subscriber&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:14:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanCline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The mission of the Microplate Standards Working Group (MSWG) is to recommend, develop, and maintain standards to facilitate automated processing of microplates on behalf of and for acceptance by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Once such standards are approved by the MSWG, they are presented to the governing council of the Society of Biomolecular [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Add Streaming Video to any Bio-lab!</title>
		<link>http://88proof.com/synthetic_biology/blog/archives/416?utm_source=subscriber&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:25:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanCline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Combining an inexpensive (under $15) USB webcam with free VLC media player software, it is simple to add password-protected internet streaming video for remote users to any lab.  VLC includes the ability to capture from a local webcam, transcode the video data, and stream the video over the web.  It&#8217;s available for OS/X, Unix, Linux, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More on Bio-lab Automation &#8211; Software for Controlling FIAlab Devices for Microfluidics</title>
		<link>http://88proof.com/synthetic_biology/blog/archives/407?utm_source=subscriber&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:06:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanCline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perl software to control lab syringe pump and valve device, for biology automation, initial version finished today. Works great.  Next, need to add the network code, it can be controlled remotely and in synchronization with other laboratory devices, including the bio-robot.  This software will be used in the microfluidics project.  The software is also part [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Perl Bio-Robotics module, Robotics.pm and Robotics::Tecan</title>
		<link>http://88proof.com/synthetic_biology/blog/archives/386?utm_source=subscriber&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanCline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FYI for Bioperl developers:
I am developing a module for communication with biology robotics, as discussed recently on #bioperl, and I invite your comments.  Currently this module talks to a Tecan genesis workstation robot.  Other vendors are Beckman Biomek, Agilent, etc.  No such modules exist anywhere on the &#8216;net with the exception of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Centrifuge the column(s) at ≥10,000×g (13,000 rpm) for 1 minute, then discard the flow-through.&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://88proof.com/synthetic_biology/blog/archives/380?utm_source=subscriber&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:43:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanCline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A basic equation of physics, for those out there building their own centrifuges:
What are RPM, RCF, and g force and how do I convert between them?
The magnitude of the radial force generated in a centrifuge is expressed relative to the earth&#8217;s gravitational force (g force) and known as the RCF (relative centrifugal field).  RCF values [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3G Cellphone as Biotech Tool: &#8220;Cellular Phone Enabled Non-Invasive Tissue Classifier&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://88proof.com/synthetic_biology/blog/archives/360?utm_source=subscriber&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:16:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanCline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent paper in PLoS ONE describes a diagnostic system which uses a common 3G cellphone with bluetooth to assist in point-of-care measurement of tissues, from tissue samples previously taken, with remote data analysis [1].  The hope, of course, is that this could be used for detecting cancer tissue vs. non-cancer tissue.  In general this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Low Cost Microcontroller-based Digital Microfluidics using &#8220;Processing&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://88proof.com/synthetic_biology/blog/archives/338?utm_source=subscriber&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:49:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanCline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve now tested the digital microfluidics board via microcontroller. The digital microfluidics board moves a liquid droplet via Electrowetting-on-Dielectric (EWOD).  The microcontroller switches the high voltage via a switching board (pictured below, using Panasonic PhotoMOS chips), which controls the +930VDC output by the HVPS (posted earlier), and runs over USB using no cost Processing.org software.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Playing with the $100K Robots for Biology Automation</title>
		<link>http://88proof.com/synthetic_biology/blog/archives/318?utm_source=subscriber&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanCline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Tecan Genesis Workstation 200:  It&#8217;s an industrial benchtop robot for liquid handling with multiple arms for tray handling and pipetting.

The robot&#8217;s operations are complex, so an integrated development environment is used to program it (though biologists wouldn&#8217;t call it an integrated development environment; maybe they&#8217;d call it a scripting application?), with custom graphical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HVPS for Systems Biology: A Low Cost, High Voltage Power Supply with Schematics + Board Layout</title>
		<link>http://88proof.com/synthetic_biology/blog/archives/303?utm_source=subscriber&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:19:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanCline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have designed this high voltage, low current power supply for various experiments in systems &#38; synthetic biology. I have cleaned up the design and I am placing the schematic and board layout online below!  This circuit outputs up to +1,866VDC at under 1 mA or can be tapped at various points for +622VDC or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Train the Biology Robot: Have the Machine Read the Protocol and Automate Itself</title>
		<link>http://88proof.com/synthetic_biology/blog/archives/290?utm_source=subscriber&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:58:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanCline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Imagine reading these kinds of instructions and performing such a task for a few hours: &#8220;Resuspend pelleted bacterial cells in 250 µl Buffer P1 and transfer to a micro-centrifuge tube. Ensure that RNase A has been added to Buffer P1. No cell clumps should be visible after resuspension of the pellet. If LyseBlue reagent has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Analog Data Acquisition from USB Microcontroller using the &#8220;Processing&#8221; Language</title>
		<link>http://88proof.com/synthetic_biology/blog/archives/277?utm_source=subscriber&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 06:45:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanCline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Building on the previous two mini-projects, I have a mini-graphical data acquisition project now running under the Processing language, getting real-world signals from the USB microcontroller (which is a Microchip PIC on a UBW Board from Sparkfun).  Source code below the screenshot.

The sampling rate runs at the frame rate (maximum unknown, perhaps depends on my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blinky LED &#8216;Hello World&#8217; using USB Microcontroller in &#8216;Processing&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://88proof.com/synthetic_biology/blog/archives/273?utm_source=subscriber&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:16:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanCline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every good embedded systems hardware project begins with a blinking LED (or toggling level as seen on the oscilloscope).  In Processing.org language, there&#8217;s the opportunity for both, since the built-in graphics allow for data display as well as the USB microcontroller interface.  (There&#8217;s several Processing projects for Arduino, BTW.)   Source code is below.

The firmware in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using the Processing.org Language with Microcontrollers</title>
		<link>http://88proof.com/synthetic_biology/blog/archives/270?utm_source=subscriber&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:32:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanCline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Media-technology engineers at MIT have created a computer language and easy-to-use runtime environment called Processing, hosted at processing.org.  I wrote a small code snip for accessing the PIC microcontroller from a USB port, using Processing; it&#8217;s pasted below.

The Processing language and frameworks run on top of Java, so all Processing programs can run on Windows [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Apple iPhone 3.0 as next generation Biomedical device</title>
		<link>http://88proof.com/synthetic_biology/blog/archives/268?utm_source=subscriber&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:20:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanCline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple&#8217;s developer preview today, of iPhone 3.0 software, included the interesting news of support for external accessories, either connected through the physical docking connector or through Bluetooth wireless.

A spokesman from Johnson &#38; Johnson announced an iPhone-blood-pressure-monitor accessory, which provides health biometrics and allows the biometrics to be sent over the iPhone&#8217;s network connection as an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Synthetic Biology Conference 4.0 videos now online</title>
		<link>http://88proof.com/synthetic_biology/blog/archives/265?utm_source=subscriber&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 18:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanCline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Watch the Synthetic Biology 4.0 conference videos online.]]></description>
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		<title>Build a Spectrophotometer (Schematics included) as a DIY Project</title>
		<link>http://88proof.com/synthetic_biology/blog/archives/239?utm_source=subscriber&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 14:12:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanCline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently ran across this published paper.  Most skunkwork types seem to buy used equipment via ebay.    This article explains how to build a spectrophotometer with schematics, illustrations, and photos.  The circuit is simple:  a photoresistor, op amp, and some mechanics for the optics.

The article even includes a Bill of Materials  (component price list); for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Genetically Engineer Bacteria and/or Yeast using Sound (Ultrasound, Sonoporation)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanCline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Almost everyone in the BioBricks realm seems to use a standard method for modifying their organisms: chemical transformation. Yet there is another method which is very promising.
In chemical transformation [3], some standard bacteria is grown, purified, mixed with some chemicals which cut open the bacteria, the new DNA plasmid is added to create some modified [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In-Depth Review, Part 3 of 5: “Beginning Perl for Bioinformatics” by James Tisdall</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanCline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my previous write-ups of Part 1 and Part 2, I traced the Perl code and examples in the first half of the book, Beginning Perl for Bioinformatics, by James Tisdall, highlighting different approaches to bioinformatics in Perl.  As I mentioned before, Perl provides many different (and often stylistic) methods to solving a software problem.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Next Generation Tech for DNA Sequencing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:37:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanCline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s say an organism is successfully modified and seems to be performing a portion of it&#8217;s synthetically designed biological tasks.  Several questions are raised:  has the organism evolved, during replication, from it&#8217;s original design?  Is the organism&#8217;s DNA actually the same as the desired engineered DNA?  Is there some mistake in the new organism&#8217;s DNA [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In-Depth Review, Part 2 of 5: &#8220;Beginning Perl for Bioinformatics&#8221; by James Tisdall</title>
		<link>http://88proof.com/synthetic_biology/blog/archives/36?utm_source=subscriber&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:19:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanCline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My Part 1 of 5 review of the book, Beginning Perl for Bioinformatics, by James Tisdall, left off at Chapter 8, just before Tisdall explains associative arrays, gene expression, FASTA files, genomic databases, and restriction sites.
Tisdall: &#8220;For simplicity, let&#8217;s say you have the names for all the genes in the organism and a number for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In-Depth Review, Part 1 of 5: &#8220;Beginning Perl for Bioinformatics&#8221; by James Tisdall</title>
		<link>http://88proof.com/synthetic_biology/blog/archives/15?utm_source=subscriber&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:03:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanCline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a specialized field, Bioinformatics is rather young.  It can be difficult to find universities which teach bioinformatics.  Bioinformatics can refer to many different types of tasks &#8212; from using programs and data without any computer science knowledge, to implementing database or web software, to writing data conversion programs which modify file formats between database [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The World&#8217;s Smallest Organisms &amp; Their Importance</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 10:47:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JonathanCline</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Biology is faced with the problem:  the field in general does not understand much of what it studies.  One method of solving this is to study the smallest organisms known, in an effort to &#8220;understand 100% of something small.&#8221;  This is a typical engineering approach, to understand the smallest system first, then work up to [...]]]></description>
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