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== Laboratory Needs ==
== Laboratory Needs ==
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:CO2 incubator (we've built a prototype incubator but it has no CO2 component). We can grow these organisms in candle jars inside the incubator which means we need candle jars and candles.
:Benchtop butane torches.
:Sterilized toothpicks.
:MTM agar plates '''(ordered!)'''
:Fastidious Broth <ref>Cultivation of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Liquid Media and Determination of Its In Vitro Susceptibilities to Quinolones. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1234085/</ref>
:Glass test-tubes.
:Maltose for differentiation of N. meningiditis vs. N. gonorrhoeae.
:Swabs and tongue depressors (we can use regular cotton swabs, though previous research indicates cotton swabs may not be the most effective)
:-80c Freezer to store glycerol stocks of clinical samples.
:Ultracentrifuge
:SDS-PAGE gel electrophoresis equipment and reagents.
:Autoclave
 
: much much much more.
 
== Social Project Goals and Community Agreements ==  
== Social Project Goals and Community Agreements ==  
:Throughout the course of this project, participants will co-create and foster an open access citizen science project that accomplishes specific scientific goals while educating and nurturing community and scientific creativity.
:Throughout the course of this project, participants will co-create and foster an open access citizen science project that accomplishes specific scientific goals while educating and nurturing community and scientific creativity.