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== IPTG inducible system == | == IPTG inducible system == | ||
===Overview== | ===Overview=== | ||
This approach consists in the control of an open syringe pump using a commercial EEG headset, based on a simple arduino hack that you can find at this website http://frontiernerds.com/brain-hack | This approach consists in the control of an open syringe pump using a commercial EEG headset, based on a simple arduino hack that you can find at this website http://frontiernerds.com/brain-hack | ||
The open syringe pump is directly controlled by the arduino, and will only add IPTG to the media when a threshold of concentration/meditation is achieved. The IPTG is added (during log phase growth of the <i> E. coli </i>) to the media: the bacteria will produce GFP and fluoresce depending on your mind state. | The open syringe pump is directly controlled by the arduino, and will only add IPTG to the media when a threshold of concentration/meditation is achieved. The IPTG is added (during log phase growth of the <i> E. coli </i>) to the media: the bacteria will produce GFP and fluoresce depending on your mind state. | ||
