[Biohackers] intro

[Anthony Di Franco]

Aside from reiterating what Ryan said, check out Aaron Wolf Baum aka Dr.
Friendly for your algal bloom needs, and consider purification of biologics
as a goal so we can grow up usable insulin, thyroxine, etc. and save lives.


On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 3:45 PM, Hol Gaskill <hol at gaskill.com> wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> Just joined the list, primarily as a lurker.  I am perpetually spread thin
> on project bandwidth but want to be in touch with the bio community in
> order to collaborate where there are areas of overlap.  My background is in
> engineering - civil and environmental engineering in school, now doing alot
> of pavement, geotechnical, and drainage/dewatering design.  In my own time
> I've taken a big technical interest in process control, mainly in
> hydroponics, environmental control (like HVAC), and beer brewing.  All the
> electronic and mechanical stuff is self-taught so there's been alot of
> trial and error on my path, but maybe not an order of magnitude more than
> if I had learned it in school.
>
> I am interested in adding biological elements into designs, and so far
> have just been shooting from the hip with mixed results.  Some applications
> of interest to me are algae biofuel processors, automatic
> plant/animal/fungus environmental homeostasis systems, compact
> grey/blackwater treatment units, closed-loop irrigation with specialized
> bacterial bioreactor elements, and anything having to do with microbial
> action to beneficiate rock/sand/spacedust.
>
> I could be of assistance on the DIY PCR project as there is some technical
> overlap on temperature control and driving peltier elements.  Also would be
> interested in developing hardware and control systems for economical mass
> production of select organisms.
>
> Looking forward to hacking with y'all!
> Hol
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