Vandalia Visit


Eaglesnest Robotics FLL club visited with Justin Swick at his DNA lab.
April 3, 2010
http://www.eaglesnestrobotics.com/
    These systems might be of greatest interest:  PCR, gel doc, gel electrophoresis systems, band picker, automated protein digestion station, and the microscopy facility. There is research on DNA, stem cells, ultrasonic drug delivery, cancer, DNA sequencing and lots more.

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Justin talked to the members about his DNA sequencing machine.
I had signed a nondisclosure way back when it was his idea in the invention class at Marshall
so I will only say WOW!

He discussed and showed the many parts of the entire business.


Justin was asked what problem would there be for robotics to solve.

He talked of a need for materials input and output.

The team members have come up with ideas already.

See better pictures by Sean Lewis on http://www.eaglesnestrobotics.com/


of Linda Hamilton hamilton@marshall.edu
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