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Fridge?
Fridge?
Incubator.  
Incubator.  
Build or buy.
Build or buy. Or could use hackspace environmental chamber. Can be programmed with right temp but non-sterile.
Cleaning:
Cleaning:
Bleach, gloves, paper towels, hand cleaning gel.  
Bleach, gloves, paper towels, hand cleaning gel.  
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== New lab ==
== New lab ==


==== Financial feasibility ====
==== Financial feasibility of our own space ====
'''Income:'''
'''Income:'''
* Current membership fee is £8 a month.
* Current membership fee is £8 a month.
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* Reagents. We should work out cost per reaction, assuming an extraction, PCR and electrophoresis. I estimate this will be between £1 and £5 per reaction.
* Reagents. We should work out cost per reaction, assuming an extraction, PCR and electrophoresis. I estimate this will be between £1 and £5 per reaction.


So we have a big funding shortfall.
So we have a big funding shortfall. Therefore we need to stay with the hackspace.
 
==== Options for new space ====
 
* Talk to Russ/Jonty/another trustee about accomodating us in the new hackspace. Ie. a bigger room that we could apply for a licence for. (We have no idea when the move will happen)
* Investigate funding from other sources as cannot fund an independent space ourselves.


''Funding sources:''
''Funding sources:''
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* NCBE
* NCBE


==== Requirements for lab ====
==== Requirements for lab + HSE risk assessment ====


* Tiling / washable surfaces
* Tiling / washable surfaces
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* Lockable  
* Lockable  
* Enough room for 10-15 people to work
* Enough room for 10-15 people to work
* Disposal procedures
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