Class 7 - Bioethics

Synopsys

Now that you are gaining an understanding on how to manipulate life, it’s about time to consider morality. We’ll also try to isolate our first biomaterial. For that we need centrifugal force to take your samples for a spin.

Schedule

• Lecture Bioethics
• Introduction Ethical Matrix
• Ethical Tool - The Matrix
• Reflective Equilibrium Tool
• Seperation techniques / biorefenery
• Centrifuge Design
• Practicals
  • Peer 2 Peer reviewing
  • Chloroplast isolation

Devices

WARNING: Centrifuges are dangerous machines. Always make sure you detach the rotor from the motor when testing the device. Attach something to the motor only after you are confident that you have the machine working properly.

Centrifuge

• BHA_Centrifuge repository

Bill of Materials

In order to take part in this class you will need the following materials:

• Centrifuge materials

Additional reading and hacking

• Electronics
  • Rotary Encoder
  • Electronic Speed Controller
• Arduino I2C Wire functionality
• Centrifugation
  • Forbidden F Word
• Centrifuge
  • RWXBioFuge

Feeling lazy?

Go ahead and buy a table top centrifuge:

• Eppendorf 5424

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