Will Anderson

Very very cool 👍

The things that can grow in 10% detergent always scare me.

NEW! eDNA Collaborative 2025 Microgrant  | WILDLABS Funding for low-cost DIY Fluorometers by DIYNAFLUOR

And here is a link to the wildlabs.net post about the microgrant.
wildlabs.net/funding-oppo...

Find out more about the eDNA Collaborative and the great work they do here:
www.ednacollab.org

Need a DNA fluorometer to QC DNA for eDNA analysis pipelines?

Here's a great opportunity to get a #DIYNAFLUOR through a Microgrant from the eDNA Collaborative! @ednacollab.bsky.social

Application form: tinyurl.com/5bpc3ksx

DIYNAFLUOR info: tinyurl.com/yfh33dsx

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Really looking forward to #CitSciOz25 next week!

I'll be speaking about the #DIYNAFLUOR and some of the outreach programs myself, and others have run using the platform. 🦕🧬🧪

I'll also have a few DIYNAFLUOR kits with me if anyone is interested in building one.

citizenscience.org.au/citscioz25/

🚨 New tool for viral genomics!

Meet CLAE: a high-fidelity Nanopore sequencing strategy that pushes accuracy to Q30, boosts throughput >800 Mb/100 pores, and recovers full-length viral genomes from complex samples 🌊🦠

👉 [https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202505978]

#viromics #nanopore #genomics

Oh that's really great to hear!

You are definitely pushing the limits of SYBR-safe assay with those input DNA masses, but glad to see its holding up! 👍

For most library preps, especially for longer Nanopore sequencing libraries, I suspect this accuracy is probably more than sufficient?

Oh that’s so awesome to hear! Im glad it went well! :)

It’s also fantastic that you were able to make some inter-instrument tests. I’m very keen to see that data! I’ll catch up with Rhonda by email this week.

Congrats on putting together what looks like a great workshop!

Hey, those look familiar! 😅 Hope the DIYNAFLUOR builds went well?

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#CitizenScience #eDNA #biodiversity

The DNA analysis device that can be made on a 3D printer UQ researchers have developed an affordable, open-source DNA measurement tool that can be built using a home 3D printer.

A fun little article on the open-source #DIYNAFLUOR DNA Fluorometer and its utility for limited resource researchers on the UQ News page. 🦕🧬

Look at that goofy dork. 😅

news.uq.edu.au/2025-07-dna-...

Also, for those wanting to build fluorescent detection systems that use Eppendorf-style tubes: This why why you don't illuminate them from the bottom. (Unless you want a real challenge. 😅)

Took this photo in the lab today and thought i'd share cause I think it looks neat. 😅

"A lensing effect is produced as LED light passes through the base of a clear sample tube, revealing fluorescently stained proteins in solution."

A small update for the #DIYNAFLUOR project:

We have just released a Mac version of the DIYNAFLUOR software. 🦕🍎

This may be particularly useful for those wanting to QC MinION library preps that are being run on M1-4 Macbooks.

Find the new release on our Git page: github.com/traulab/DIYN...

Wild 👍

Gmail needs an automatic “You have got to be kidding me.” reply option. 😅

1/8 🧵 Update on the Pocket #Spectrometer project. Been working on upgrading from the AS7341 to AS7343 sensor. The #AS7341 worked well but only had 9 channels. The #AS7343 offers 12 channels which should be better for #colorimetric analysis. #OpenSource 💡

Haha thanks. Yeah I think the name, and putting a dinosaur on it, has done most of the heavy lifting in terms of getting people interested in the project. 😅

DIYNAFLUOR: The $60 device bringing DNA science anywhere A low-cost, 3D-printed DNA testing device developed at the AIBN is making powerful science more accessible for researchers and students around the world.

A really nice write-up from the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, on my #DIYNAFLUOR project - an open-source, 3D printable fluorometer for DNA quantitation. 🧬🦕

#STEM #UQresearch #AIBN

aibn.uq.edu.au/article/2025...

Fantastic event. Really enjoyed the speakers and venue. :)

Had a great time at the @brisjams.bsky.social event last night. Some great talks about using PacBio sequencing in microbiology.

Also love the venue. More scientific presentations need to take place surrounded by indoor plants. 😅

PacBio Special 🔬
✨ Proudly Sponsored by AGRF Ltd & PacBio ✨
📅 Date: 18th June 2025
🕕 Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 Venue: The Burrow, Beer Garden Room, West End
🥗 Free food and refreshments provided

Oh yeah for sure. Iconic and an MVP. The best of both worlds. 😅

If you ever make business cards, please make sure it has a picture of your iconic transilluminator in the background. 😅

Extremely useful research. Thanks for doing this. 👍

Fantastic work from Anna Kovolenko and team to support the ARCTIC Networks goal to enable portable, low cost, viral sequencing.

The pre-print provides a detailed analysis of alternatives to standard nanopore sequencing library preparation reagents. 👍

I hate to be "that guy", but this paper does not claim to be able to sequence DNA with their solid state pore at this point in time.

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This is the first time the DIYNAFLUOR has been used for STEM outreach, but the feedback I received from the students and their teachers was really positive!

A huge thanks to everyone in Thurecht and Trau groups from the CAI and AIBN at UQ who helped make this program possible!

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The students used their DIYNAFLUOR units to characterise fluorescent nanoparticles they synthesised as a part of the program.
I was extremely impressed by how fast they were able to build and validate their DIYNAFLUORS. The fastest group was done in 45 minutes!