fiat lux

Let there be light. 

It has been said various places that light is the origin of life. 

But what is the nature of this light? 

In October 2016, astronomers reported that the very basic chemical ingredients of life—the carbon-hydrogen molecule (CH, or methylidyne radical), the carbon-hydrogen positive ion (CH+) and the carbon ion (C+)—are the result, in large part, of ultraviolet light from stars, rather than in other ways, such as the result of turbulent events related to supernovae and young stars, as thought earlier. (source wikipedia)

So - let there be Black Light, sisters and brothers...

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6645

Free equipment today for biology teachers in SF Bay Area

Yesterday found a group of volunteers and myself setting up for today's event at the Bio-Link Depot in San Francisco, California.
There are tons of donated equipment and supplies available to educational institutions and science teachers.  The event runs from 10AM to 2PM.
http://us8.campaign-archive2.com/?u=78845e8a22189da7ed05a14f0&id=92335dfee8
I learned about a new group, the Chemical Exchange Network, The purpose of the Chemical Exchange Network is to facilitate the informal exchange of laboratory chemicals and information used in teaching biotechnology, biochemistry, chemistry, physics, and general science.

There is a link to it on the Bio-Link Page:
http://us8.campaign-archive2.com/?u=78845e8a22189da7ed05a14f0&id=92335dfee8

BLOG INAUGURATION

BLOG INAUGURATION

This blog could also be titled "adventures in biology" because it is going to chronicle our journeys into the life of cells and molecules.  The San Francisco Bay Area is a brilliant point of light in the global science network (You knew that, didn't you?). I'd like to thank the citizen scientists of the Bay Area biohacker community for your kind help and support.  I'm not mentioning any names in this post but you know who you are.  Nenufar loves you!
Nenufar is preparing to conduct our first experiment to produce a peptide,  Hey, why don't we give it a name?

NML-0001

Our interest in lectins with antiviral properties led to research that indicates that this peptide may have medical applications.  We will say more about this in future posts.

We will welcome any interested parties interested in science to join with us on this adventure,  please leave your comments and questions as the experiment progresses.