A culture kit "Amino One" that anyone can easily grow cells on a desk and study

Yogurt, cheese, soy sauce, etc. Various foods such as yeastBacteriaAlthough it is being used, there are schools where students can develop cells by class as raising and observing cells, which are small living things such as bacteria, from the viewpoint of education as well. Desktop size cell culture kit which made it easy to make such cells not only in the laboratory but also at homeAmino One"Has appeared.

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This is a culture machine "Amino One" that anyone can easily grow living cells


When opening the lid it looks like this.


The incubator, the shaking culture machine, the heat bath, the temperature controller, the electric light, the data analyzer etc. are carried.


The concept of Amino One is "Friendly Biology (closer to biology)"


Amino One is a culture kit that can be used not only in laboratories but also in schools and homes, and anyone can easily grow cells.


Amino Lab developed has expressed Amino One as "bioengineering platform". According to Amino, DNA is a software program for cells, cells are like a mini factory that runs DNA programs. By combining DNA program and growth environment, we are able to grow a variety of cells.


The Amino One comes with a special electric light which turns on at any time regardless of day and night, called "Amino Glow", and various cultivating and training software programs called "Amino App", so we can fully automate the cell environment It will automatically adjust to.


In addition, since it has an automatic washing system, it is easy to switch to another cell culture. It is optimized for strains permitted to be used in North America and cultures for growing cells can be purchased additionally from Amino Lab.


Amino One,MIT Media LabIt was born as a kit that allows students to study bioengineering or learn interested in biotechnology by Amino Lab established by Julie · Regalt et al. It is scheduled to ship from the summer of 2016 to the autumn, and at the time of article creationOfficial siteThe reservation is under way at a price of 799 dollars (about 92,000 yen).