Wetlab on eGFP – expressing E.Coli

Dr Jan Van der Meer kindly gave us two E.Coli strains, the arsenic biosensor (1598) and one expressing eGFP constitutively Continue reading →

Prototyping a mobile lab

Taking inspiration from IDEO in California, we decided to try out the ‘Dirty Prototyping‘ process to generate more ideas. Using Continue reading →

Arsenic detection

The first real test for arsenic detection, The Marsh test, was discovered by James Marsh in 1836, and was used Continue reading →

coliform bacteria detection by PCR

We have decided that for Spring 2013, the students at EPFL will focus on less time- and resource-consuming processes to Continue reading →

Microfluidics as sample – holder

During our last week brainstorming, we realized that the sample-holder design for the detection of Arsenic-GFP reporter was a challenging Continue reading →

Brainstorm and decision making at EPFL

Last week, we met twice to discuss what we have found in our previous researches and which direction we want Continue reading →

Investigation of Coliform Bacteria Contamination in The Rivers of Yogyakarta

written by Nur Akbar Arofatullah/lifepatch.org/Microbiology UGM Water pollution caused by fecal contamination is a serious problem due to the potential Continue reading →

Water sampling

The question that drives all protocols and care to take when sampling water is: Has the water I sampled kept Continue reading →