BioArtBot (https://www.bioartbot.org/) is a project for learning synthetic biology through creative expression.
A liquid handling robot "prints" the submitted drawing with microbes onto a petri dish. It places a few cells at each location, and over a few days these cells multiply until each "pixel" is actually a microbial colony (it uses strains of genetically modified E. coli).
The artistic value of the drawing I submitted is negligible, but my daughter is very happy with the result.
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Danny (he/they)
in reply to Marcoscan • • •Looks great! @marcoscan I'm gonna tag @timdobbs for that dopamine boost
Also check out my #solsticeschool2023 talk about setting up the bioartbot in NYC
https://solsticeschool.scholar.social/2023/programme/
Solstice School 2023
solsticeschool.scholar.socialMarcoscan
in reply to Danny (he/they) • • •@danwchan Thank you Danny!
Unfortunately I missed the #solsticeschool2023 hashtag (and a lot of interesting presentations!), but I signed up for your talk (I hope to be able to connect in time 🙂 )
Danny (he/they)
in reply to Marcoscan • • •