We sequence monsters with the world's first #LEGO DNA Sequencer. Crafted by @samstudio8 and @tomjblanchard.
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15 Mar 2018
If you want to host your own Monster Lab, all our work is open source: the Sequenceer itself, the paperwork that our participants fill out and even the website we showcase our monsters on. Find almost everything you need at our @samtomindustrys repo... github.com/SAMTOMINDUSTRYS/m…
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Monster Lab retweeted
31 Oct 2022
great to see the @samtomindustrys @MonsterDNALab Lego DNA sequencer continuing to inspire genomics outreach! the auto generated AI monsters are a cool new addition to the tech
31 Oct 2022
Just finished the #Lego DNA sequencer for #LukeMEETs tomorrow to explain #bioinformatics to @LukeFinland colleagues in a joyful manner.
Thanks @samstudio8 for the inspiring idea from your #MonsterLab
youtube.com/watch?v=2dDTG3FA…
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Monster Lab retweeted
31 Jul 2020
There is even a backstory! This is "Handy": the unofficial @samtomindustrys mascot. A weighted companion glove who lives inside the @MonsterDNALab sequencer to make it heavier to give the impression of high quality
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Monster Lab retweeted
19 Mar 2020
Thanks for the monster data sheets activity @samstudio8. Huge hit with the kids. They built the genomes from legos, "sequenced" by translating colors to bases, and drew the result.
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27 Nov 2019
27 Nov 2019
BREAKING NEWS - @brickopore, a technology spin-out from @EarlhamInst, releases opensource build instructions and software for its pioneering Mk2 LEGO sequencer - visit the new brickopore.co.uk website for full details. 🧱🧬
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31 Aug 2019
Another @MonsterDNALab in the wild!
31 Aug 2019
Finishing up a Lego sequencer off of plans from @samstudio8 @MonsterDNALab ! Have Lego --> Nucleotide --> Amino Acid done...now for Lego --> Gene...and to get rid of the grindy noise.
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Monster Lab retweeted
24 Nov 2018
It's based on the emission spectra of the fluorescent dyes used in ABI gel sequencers - yellow was changed to black as it's hard to see a yellow trace on a white electropherogram (but not on a black gel background).
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Monster Lab retweeted
23 Nov 2018
Of course, it's likely that Brickopore may have chosen an alternative encoding strategy to avoid infringing our intellectual property when building their own sequencer... ;) x.com/samstudio8/status/1055…
23 Nov 2018
I'm having flashbacks to the FASTQ quality encoding conflict dx.doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkp11… - it seems @EarlhamInst's @brickopore didn't follow the LEGO block colour to DNA base convention established by @MonsterDNALab & @samstudio8, but invented their own! github.com/SAMTOMINDUSTRYS/m…
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Monster Lab retweeted
Our open-source @MonsterDNALab Lego Sequencer has made it across the pond!
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Monster Lab retweeted
25 Oct 2018
Equally love this letter from @samtomindustrys who made the first #Lego sequencer we fell in love with!
Lesson for everyone out there = #SciLaw is important! 😁
24 Oct 2018
Best of luck to our dear friends at @brickopore on their platform launch at the @EarlhamInst today. A friendly word of warning: @samtomindustrys is not afraid to protect the single-brick real-time (SBRT) technology that powers @MonsterDNALab #seeyouincourt #genomedrama
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Monster Lab retweeted
24 Oct 2018
Of course, only @samtomindustrys retains the exclusive rights to license and further develop the 2x2 optical read head from an unnamed technical institute in Billund
24 Oct 2018
That is correct. I believe he used a 'string and bead' approach although the reader was a lego based system. I do wonder on any infringements over the method of pinning the beads to the string though... ;-)
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Monster Lab retweeted
24 Oct 2018
Only SBRT technology uses adapter bricks to improve the consensus accuracy of raw reads
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Monster Lab retweeted
24 Oct 2018
Best of luck to our dear friends at @brickopore on their platform launch at the @EarlhamInst today. A friendly word of warning: @samtomindustrys is not afraid to protect the single-brick real-time (SBRT) technology that powers @MonsterDNALab #seeyouincourt #genomedrama
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18 Oct 2018
Better late than never, we've added 24 new monsters from @MilnerCentre to our online zoo today! Awesome work from @harryafwthorpe and team! Our new monsters bring our total to over three hundred different monsters and their genomes! monster-lab.org/monster/MCOC…
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21 Sep 2018
21 Sep 2018
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21 Sep 2018
Absolutely ace, the first open source use of @MonsterDNALab out in the wild. Looking forward to adding the new monsters to our online zoo!
21 Sep 2018
Fantastic morning teaching primary school children about DNA by making monsters! @samstudio8 @tomjblanchard @MonsterDNALab @nic_coyle @MilnerCentre #MilnerLaunch #Outreach
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21 Aug 2018
Did somebody say MONSTERS?
20 Aug 2018
We want postgraduate students from @eps_unibham @LES_UniBham @artsatbham @CoSS_Birmingham @unibirm_MDS @UoBWestmere to join our #LapworthLates team to help bring our next event themed 'HERE BE MONSTERS' to life Nov 7th. Boost CV skills & have fun doing it! thinkpe.wordpress.com/opport…
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26 Jul 2018
"The success rate is lower than we want it to be, and we didn’t manage to spend our entire budget because we didn’t get the mix of proposals we were hoping for."
This is somewhat disappointing to hear from @wellcometrust, given that we felt we had met all the criteria :( x.com/wellcometrust/status/1…
26 Jul 2018
Are you thinking of applying for public engagement funding? We've learnt lots from our latest round of proposals and the team have some tips ✔️ for future applicants to help make your idea stand out: wellc.me/2JWbYpt @imrankhan
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23 Jul 2018
Our new little screen has arrived! We will be using this for a new Monster Lab Imaging Station where our brilliant scientists can upload their monsters to the Index!
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17 Jul 2018
Ordered some laser ply to make Monster Lab v3.0...
Exciting work from @samtomindustrys!
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28 Jun 2018
We've added 27 new genomes sequenced by pupils at @ysgol_y_dderi to our Monster Collection. Take a look! monster-lab.org/monster/18LA…
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