Interested in the possibilities of Bento Lab for marine biology? If you are, you can read about the exciting work of Dr. Cheryl Ames (Cheryl Lewis Ames) of Tohoku University in detecting deadly jellyfish, and helping sustainable octopus fishing, here: 1/6 bento.bio/story/unlockin…

Here’s a super-easy method of DNA extraction that could be tried for DNA barcoding a wide range of invertebrate species : Just place a small tissue sample in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), squash if soft-bodied, heat for 2 min at 98 C, and use some of the solution directly for

Wonderful! Bento Lab 🧬

Here’s a simple & accessible 10-min DNA extraction method for seaweeds (macroalgae) that could be useful for frugal phycologists & community science DNA barcoders. No toxic or expensive chemicals or enzymes — just grinding, TE buffer, potassium acetate, boiling & centrifuging 👇

For anyone interested in using eDNA to detect all forms of life, here’s a new article & webtool by Tournayre et al. (2024) to help you select the optimal number of primers needed for particular taxon groups, & also show which species may be missed if you leave any out! 👇 The

Awesome to see students in remote regional schools in Australia's Northern Territory learning about #PCR and biosecurity — great work by all involved! This looks like an amazing project! ♥️🧬 And it's always nice to see Bento Labs in action — thank you for sharing Dr Sonu Yadav!

Great to see these photos of secondary school students learning #PCR and to see how they've deployed their suite of Bento Labs! Very impressive work by UGenie (Ulster Gene Editing Academy) Biomedical Sciences Flexible Education Garfield Weston Foundation and all involved! ♥️🧬

⭐NEW BETA PRODUCT!⭐ We've just added a 2×8-strip PCR tube rotor for Bento Lab to our store! It's suitable for low-speed spinning down of tubes, and it's easy to swap with the regular rotor. A must-have for all Bento Lab owners! Check it out here: bento.bio/product/centri…

Thanks Bento Lab 🧬 for the last minute trouble shooting. Now we have PCR running in the car!! Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) Moore Foundation #MBLSYM2024

Ability to quickly and accurately #diagnose #diseases in the field is essential for #EarlyWarning and response. Exited to use this new toy from Bento Lab 🧬 in our quest for better, faster, and cheaper #fieldforward diagnostics for #zoonotic #viruses at high-risk interfaces.

Here's a great article on setting up & running a school genetics club on a very limited budget by Simon Lewis, Biology teacher at Thomas Hardye School, Dorset, UK. Excellent work giving six-formers a head-start in molecular biology, including original research & poster sessions!

It was very cool to get to do fieldwork using the bento box lab during #MBLSYM2024 !@MBLScience

For anyone interested in PCR and education, here's a nice article about the inspirational UGenie 2024 workshop run by UGenie (Ulster Gene Editing Academy) at Ulster University, in which 32 A-level students got hands-on with PCR, gene editing & CRISPR using a suite of Bento Labs! Also check out

Thanks for the shout out Bento Lab 🧬 ! The UGenie students loved the BentoLabs Biomedical Sciences Life & Health Sci

🕊️ Dispatch from our correspondents in Brazil #iBOL2024 We're enjoying the 9th iBOL Consortium conference – a week full of DNA barcoding and metabarcoding! A beautiful place to be talking about biodiversity.