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=== 7th march ===
 
=== 7th march ===
 
Two plates of v. fischeri brought to lab. They are bioluminescent and glow green in the dark. When we got them they had been growing for a few days on 'BOSS' media (BOSS medium: 1% peptone, 0.3% beef extract, 0.1% glycerol, 3% NaCl, 1.5% agar, pH 7.3)
 
Two plates of v. fischeri brought to lab. They are bioluminescent and glow green in the dark. When we got them they had been growing for a few days on 'BOSS' media (BOSS medium: 1% peptone, 0.3% beef extract, 0.1% glycerol, 3% NaCl, 1.5% agar, pH 7.3)
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[[File:Glowing_plates.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Photo by Raphael Kim]]
 
=== 9th march ===
 
=== 9th march ===
 
Some cultures transferred to new plates. [http://wiki.london.hackspace.org.uk/view/File:Vibrio_Fischeri_Culture_Protocol_9.3.pdf Protocol]
 
Some cultures transferred to new plates. [http://wiki.london.hackspace.org.uk/view/File:Vibrio_Fischeri_Culture_Protocol_9.3.pdf Protocol]
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=== 10th march ===
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More cultures transferred to new plates. [http://wiki.london.hackspace.org.uk/view/File:10.3.13.pdf Protocol]
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[[File:V.fisch_culturing.JPG|200px|thumb|left|Photo by Raphael Kim]]
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===13th march===
 
===13th march===
 
Original cultures still glow, but nothing from the new ones
 
Original cultures still glow, but nothing from the new ones

Revision as of 16:46, 15 March 2013

V. Fischeri

7th march

Two plates of v. fischeri brought to lab. They are bioluminescent and glow green in the dark. When we got them they had been growing for a few days on 'BOSS' media (BOSS medium: 1% peptone, 0.3% beef extract, 0.1% glycerol, 3% NaCl, 1.5% agar, pH 7.3)

Photo by Raphael Kim

9th march

Some cultures transferred to new plates. Protocol

10th march

More cultures transferred to new plates. Protocol

Photo by Raphael Kim


13th march

Original cultures still glow, but nothing from the new ones

E. Coli

Equipment

We need to fix our incubator with shaker, or make a new one.

Requirements

  • Easily cleaned + sterilised
  • Either a shaker powerful enough to agitate full beakers, or a magnetic stirrer (which we have already started building). Magnetic stirrer may lyse cells. An idea for a shaker could be a record player.
  • Can be made dark inside
  • Adjustable temp
  • Low power if possible.
  • Temperature mesaurement (simple thermometer would do)
  • Does it need to be sealable?