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We are very excited to announce that our member @FinalFoods is offering a 2 day bioreactor primer class at BioCurious on July 17th and 18th 10am - 4pm. The hands-on class is both days and costs $500. Get more details and sign up for the class at: finalfoods.com/products/biore…

Hey spread the word if you want to take the first in person class at the lab, since COVID hit! We are excited to see @FinalFoods offering this in person hands on lab class on how to use a bioreactor! Just a few slots left.

THANKS for joining us 🙏🏾! What a rich convo - we hope this is just the start of more to come. Special thanks to @JusticeToshiba @bioCURIOUSlab and @HankGreelyLSJU @eco_genome @rayfutia @elemrei @PellitierPeter & BioFutures fellowship- we'll see you next time 👋🏾 #BioTheWhat

@daphmarts @JusticeToshiba @HankGreelyLSJU @eco_genome @rayfutia @elemrei @PellitierPeter Thank you for the invite what a great series of questions. If folks want to follow me directly for more rambling disucssion I tend to tweet more on @IshyMaria and leave more lab centered announcements for this account.

@TimSDobbs @ATinyGreenCell @daphmarts @JusticeToshiba @HankGreelyLSJU @eco_genome @rayfutia @elemrei @openbioeconomy I feel very seen about the not documenting things... I am far too guilty of this but strive to improve!

@bioCURIOUSlab @ATinyGreenCell @daphmarts @JusticeToshiba @HankGreelyLSJU @eco_genome @rayfutia @elemrei @openbioeconomy Rapidly the limitation is becoming packaging, not the cost of hardware/wetware. The #DIYBio community has an admirable habit of stitching together ad hoc solutions, but they often lack the organization/documentation that allows people to build on them #BioTheWhat

🌍 What are the biggest barriers to just and equitable biotechnology? 🌍 #BioTheWhat @JusticeToshiba @bioCURIOUSlab @HankGreelyLSJU @eco_genome @rayfutia @elemrei and ✨We want to hear YOUR thoughts ✨ #bioengineering

@ATinyGreenCell @daphmarts @JusticeToshiba @HankGreelyLSJU @eco_genome @rayfutia @elemrei The work of @openbioeconomy is really amazing in kicking this off and more people should know about their work! Also more open source/low cost basic lab hardware.

@daphmarts @JusticeToshiba @bioCURIOUSlab @HankGreelyLSJU @eco_genome @rayfutia @elemrei Access to the means of production! Being able to make the biomolecular reagents in house (taq, REs, proteins, plasmids) would remove dependence on cold chain and give more access to those not in earshot of an NEB dropship.

@daphmarts @JusticeToshiba @HankGreelyLSJU @eco_genome @rayfutia @elemrei Community driven science is accessible, it asks and looks at local issues, and brings a new lens to explore science. It is flexible and necessary to open science in this way. It is supporting students and teachers as well. New pedagogy of teaching STEM.

@daphmarts @JusticeToshiba @HankGreelyLSJU @eco_genome @rayfutia @elemrei Community participation is not just interesting but vital. I feel we have created a separation between science and people that has led to a distrust of science as it is kept inaccessible in institutions and behind paywalls, in journals with increasingly inaccessible language.

✨My favorite question of the night ✨: What does science look like when it is done by and in communities? #BioTheWhat @JusticeToshiba @bioCURIOUSlab @HankGreelyLSJU @eco_genome @rayfutia @elemrei #bioengineering We've been talking about this already -- let's center it!

@TimSDobbs @Peter_Dykstra @elemrei @JusticeToshiba @daphmarts @HankGreelyLSJU @eco_genome @rayfutia Yes! BioArtBot is great for education without requring students to be in the lab but getting to watch their samples results.

@Peter_Dykstra @elemrei @JusticeToshiba @daphmarts @bioCURIOUSlab @HankGreelyLSJU @eco_genome @rayfutia I am very here for this - bioartbot.org is really based on the idea that that kind of feedback is a great way to learn

✨We want to hear YOUR thoughts ✨: What areas of biotechnology are under-explored? #BioTheWhat @JusticeToshiba @bioCURIOUSlab @HankGreelyLSJU @eco_genome @rayfutia @elemrei #bioengineering

@daphmarts @eco_genome @HankGreelyLSJU @JusticeToshiba @rayfutia @elemrei @meganjpalmer @stephaniecaty @KaoruTsuji @TadashiFukami @ChihFuYeh @suzanneou @lesldeck @priscillaasj @Texosporium There has been large instutional push back for change and it may look like more open access journals - universityofcalifornia.edu/news/uc-s-deal…

@eco_genome @bioCURIOUSlab @HankGreelyLSJU @JusticeToshiba @rayfutia @elemrei @meganjpalmer @stephaniecaty @KaoruTsuji @TadashiFukami @ChihFuYeh @suzanneou @lesldeck @priscillaasj @Texosporium I think journals are also starting to wake up about their complicities in maintaining status quo -- how do we push them to do more? #BioTheWhat

NEW QUESTION! @bioCURIOUSlab @HankGreelyLSJU @eco_genome @JusticeToshiba @rayfutia @elemrei @meganjpalmer : What areas of biotechnology are under-explored? #BioTheWhat

@rayfutia @daphmarts @HankGreelyLSJU @eco_genome @JusticeToshiba @elemrei @meganjpalmer GMO safety has been a political and messaging issue, the tech itself isnt inherently unsafe but the myths and misinformation is so prevelant we have lost the information war we didnt know we were fighting about it.

@daphmarts @bioCURIOUSlab @HankGreelyLSJU @eco_genome @JusticeToshiba @elemrei @meganjpalmer Although I think there is risk involved (& it needs to thoroughly addressed), there are many ag GMOs that may help us address inevitable climate change outcomes. Salt tolerant crops are a big one. Not necessarily under-explored, but could be more-explored for sure. #BioTheWhat

@daphmarts @HankGreelyLSJU @eco_genome @JusticeToshiba @rayfutia @elemrei @meganjpalmer Also disrupting biotech in other ways open source, disrupt publication, de-centralized production, broader participation in the process and discussions about ethics etc #BioTheWhat

@daphmarts @HankGreelyLSJU @eco_genome @JusticeToshiba @rayfutia @elemrei @meganjpalmer Too many to list,science and biotech is nascent in many ways being built on a solid foundation but alot of science is derivative and its hard to get truly new ideas explored. Allowing more research freedom for phd grads would open up alot. Community labs help the gap #BioTheWhat

@daphmarts @JusticeToshiba @HankGreelyLSJU @eco_genome One example is the work of the rare disease community like that done by @eperlste and others is working to change models of funding and pushing more value driven results so there is vast opporutnity for improvements.

@daphmarts @JusticeToshiba @HankGreelyLSJU @eco_genome I think that questions on equity, cost, safety, etc are being adressed as per industry regulations, and led too much by investor needs and has the same issues we have had with pharma only now spread across new areas of bio tech. No innovation in these areas.

POLL TIME: Are the current and future efforts in the industry addressing your values, needs, and concerns? Why or why not? Elaborate in replies!! #BioTheWhat @JusticeToshiba @HankGreelyLSJU @bioCURIOUSlab @eco_genome

@ATinyGreenCell @eco_genome @daphmarts @JusticeToshiba @HankGreelyLSJU @rayfutia @elemrei YES!

@eco_genome @daphmarts @JusticeToshiba @bioCURIOUSlab @HankGreelyLSJU @rayfutia @elemrei Repair the relationship between amateur science and formal academia, provide mentorship for those willing to explore, and teach from an early age that you don't need to be special to be a scientist. There are more questions than scientists and so much will go undescribed.

Our first question: What does biotechnology mean to you? Let us know! @JusticeToshiba @bioCURIOUSlab @HankGreelyLSJU @eco_genome @rayfutia @elemrei #BioTheWhat

@daphmarts @JusticeToshiba @HankGreelyLSJU @eco_genome @rayfutia @elemrei I am hopeful about projects like openbioeconomy.org and @globalbiosummit which are working to break down global barriers and create resilant new models and communities (I am very biased as a meta lead of @globalbiosummit)and seeing more diverse faces of sci comm.

@daphmarts @JusticeToshiba @HankGreelyLSJU @eco_genome @rayfutia @elemrei The cost is dropping but wide spread adoption is slow as cost/accessibility is still out of reach of many international universities and students. If biotech is our next wave of industrialization then I worry barriers are going to globally and regionally increase inequalities.