Winter School Summary

The intensely packed days flew by. We began with science speed dating where we interacted with everyone in the group Continue reading →

Water collection trip in Ottans Lake

On Wednesday, August the 12th, we have organised a field trip to collect some water samples. We went to Wallis, Continue reading →

Ready for the Field

We are ready to go to the field with the eGFP arsenic reporter! After trying different configurations, we went back Continue reading →

Midterm presentation and feedback for the spring EPFL team

We had a chance to share our plans with Prof. Jan van der Meer (UNIL) and Dr. Sabrina Leuenberger (Biosafety Continue reading →

FAQ for using bioreporters in the field

As discussed with a member of the EPFL communication team, we came up with an FAQ about the bioreporter and Continue reading →

Arsenic Bioreporter Assay on our own

Previously, although we have the bioreporter strain ourselves, we have gone to Prof. van der Meer’s laboratory and had Dr. Continue reading →

Prototype v1.0 laboratory tests

In this article I will summarise the tests that the previous teams did with the different prototypes and the one Continue reading →

Fluorometer v1.0

As mentioned in my previous post, there are several improvements that need to be adressed for the prototype. Robin and Continue reading →