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'''Q: How does membership work? ''' | '''Q: How does membership work? ''' | ||
'''A:''' We use space kindly supplied by the London Hackspace and thus don't pay rent. We do have to buy our own equipment and consumables (that is, reagents and disposable plastics such as pipette tips) and for this we charge a very small membership fee, currently £10 a month. | '''A:''' We use space kindly supplied by the London Hackspace and thus don't pay rent. We do have to buy our own equipment and consumables (that is, reagents and disposable plastics such as pipette tips) and for this we charge a very small membership fee, currently £10 a month. | ||
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'''Q: What does your membership look like? ''' | '''Q: What does your membership look like? ''' | ||
'''A:''' We have around 40 members, from many different backgrounds: professional biologists, computer scientists, designers, and artists. | '''A:''' We have around 40 members, from many different backgrounds: professional biologists, computer scientists, designers, and artists. | ||
'''Q: What sort of projects are you working on? ''' | '''Q: What sort of projects are you working on? ''' | ||
'''A:''' We don't generally have overall lab projects. People tend to work on their own experiments, or form small groups. Recent experiments include blood typing, genetic modification of bacteria with some of the biobricks from the IGEM kit, a small dinoflagellate aquarium, genetic testing for some "fun" traits (such as ability to taste certain bitter tastes), and an impromptu tardigrade viewing. | '''A:''' We don't generally have overall lab projects. People tend to work on their own experiments, or form small groups. Recent experiments include blood typing, genetic modification of bacteria with some of the biobricks from the IGEM kit, a small dinoflagellate aquarium, genetic testing for some "fun" traits (such as ability to taste certain bitter tastes), and an impromptu tardigrade viewing. | ||
