biohack the planet and beyond

Videos of Biohack the Planet 2017 have been upped on youtube by Josiah Zayner.   
Actually Michael Flynn goes off this planet, taking us on a journey to mars and beyond.  

Learn about calibration and repair of micro pipettors

Plus, have a slice of pizza.   The event, "pipettes and pizza" takes place in Oakland (Laney College) on Friday September 8 at 4PM.  It's free to attend however registration is mandatory.
Register here

Biohack the Planet - starts tonight

The annual conference Biohack the Planet is opening in Oakland, CA tonight.

List of Speakers: 

http://biohacktheplanet.com/2017-speakers/

Schedule:

 http://biohacktheplanet.com/schedule/

Tickets:

 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/biohack-the-planet-2017-tickets-34021546361

7 Steps of Protein virtual event

This is coming up on 7 September 2017 and it looks interesting as we always like learning more about useful lab procedures with protein:  https://www.labroots.com/webinar/7-steps-protein-virtual-event

Advances made in type 1 diabetes therapy - new trials

Here:

http://www.guysandstthomasbrc.nihr.ac.uk/2017/08/09/pioneering-immunotherapy-shows-promise-in-type-1-diabetes/


also see:

https://www.diabeteshealth.com/reprogrammed-cells-in-mice-reverse-late-stage-type-1-diabetes/

Article in Nature behind today's news stories on gene editing

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature23305.html?foxtrotcallback=true

New Open Insulin video

International biohacker project Open Insulin is hard at work.  At Counter Culture Labs, after early experiments with expression in E. Coli Bacteria, the emphasis has shifted to the yeast Pichia Pastoris. Here's a new video by Noel Carrascal PhD, who is working with us on computational design and simulation of the insulin protein.