bioRxiv

Open-source 3D printed air-jet for generating monodispersed alginate microhydrogels

Publishing date: 2020-02-07 Published on: bioRxiv summary: None authors: Dustin J. Hadley, Kevin T. Campbell, Marina H. Gabriel, Eduardo A. Silva link to paper: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/804849v2 Icons made by catkuro from www.

Robotic microscopy for everyone: the OpenFlexure Microscope

Publishing date: 2020-02-07 Published on: bioRxiv summary: Channel Editor Summary: For this update the “editor’s pick” highlights two papers describing two different tools that leverage previous open designs, showing in practice the benefits of using open source hardware for scientific tool development.

The smfBox: an open-source platform for single-molecule FRET

Publishing date: 2020-02-07 Published on: bioRxiv summary: Single-molecule Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (smFRET) is a powerful technique capable of resolving both relative and absolute distances within and between structurally dynamic biomolecules.

Design principles for open source bioinstrumentation: the poseidon syringe pump system as an example

Publishing date: 2019-02-01 Published on: bioRxiv summary: None authors: A. Sina Booeshaghi, Eduardo da Veiga Beltrame, Dylan Bannon, Jase Gehring, Lior Pachter link to paper: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/521096v1 Icons made by catkuro from www.

optoPAD: a closed-loop optogenetics system to study the circuit basis of feeding behaviors

Publishing date: 2019-02-01 Published on: bioRxiv summary: The regulation of feeding plays a key role in determining the fitness of animals through its impact on nutrition. Elucidating the circuit basis of feeding and related behaviors is an important goal in neuroscience.

Loop Assembly: a simple and open system for recursive fabrication of DNA circuits

Publishing date: 2018-01-18 Published on: bioRxiv summary: High efficiency methods for DNA assembly are based on sequence overlap between fragments or Type IIS restriction endonuclease cleavage and ligation. These have enabled routine assembly of synthetic DNAs of increased size and complexity.

Bioconda: A sustainable and comprehensive software distribution for the life sciences

Publishing date: 2017-10-27 Published on: bioRxiv summary: Björn Grüning and colleagues here present Bioconda (https://bioconda.github.io), a distribution of bioinformatics software for the lightweight, multi-platform and language-agnostic package manager Conda. Currently, Bioconda offers a collection of over 3000 software packages, which is continuously maintained, updated, and extended by a growing global community of more than 200 contributors.

Open Design 3D-Printable Adjustable Micropipette that meets ISO Standard for Accuracy

Publishing date: 2017-02-20 Published on: bioRxiv summary: None authors: Martin Brennan, Fahad Bokhari, David Eddington link to paper: http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2017/02/20/109231 Icons made by catkuro from www.flaticon.com

Openspritzer: an open hardware pressure ejection system for reliably delivering picolitre volumes

Publishing date: 2016-12-13 Published on: bioRxiv summary: None authors: Chris J Forman, Hayley Tomes, Buchule Mbobo, Tom Baden, Joseph V Raimondo link to paper: http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2016/12/13/093633 Icons made by catkuro from www.