{"id":27070,"date":"2011-07-09T12:00:56","date_gmt":"2011-07-09T19:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/?p=27070"},"modified":"2018-03-11T21:07:27","modified_gmt":"2018-03-12T04:07:27","slug":"open-pcr-an-open-source-diy-dna-kit-you-can-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/maker-success-stories\/open-pcr-an-open-source-diy-dna-kit-you-can-buy\/","title":{"rendered":"Open PCR \u2014 an open-source DIY DNA kit you can buy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;DNA stuff useful to regular people&#8221; ~ Tito Jankowski of Open PCR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/openpcr.org\/2011\/07\/dna-is-now-diy-openpcr-ships-worldwide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-27082\" title=\"openpcr_available\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/openpcr_available.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/openpcr_available.jpg 1113w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/openpcr_available-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/openpcr_available-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/openpcr_available-1024x704.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1113px) 100vw, 1113px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/openpcr.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Open PCR<\/a> \u2014 which stands for polymerase chain reaction \u2014 is an open-source, build-it-yourself kit that can replicate DNA.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve mentioned Open PCR a few times here on the blog. Yana<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/21\/biotech-tools\/\" target=\"_blank\"> interviewed Tito Jankowski<\/a>, co-founder of the Open PCR project, about how he and Josh Perfetto started building parts of the Open PCR prototype with their Personal Factory.<\/p>\n<p>And then <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ponoko.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/21\/a-rush-order-to-washington-%E2%80%94-openpcr-presented-at-bioethics-commission\/\" target=\"_blank\">we wrote about<\/a> how the project doubled their Kickstarter funding goal and presented at the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues.<\/p>\n<p>One year after successful funding, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/openpcr.org\/2011\/07\/dna-is-now-diy-openpcr-ships-worldwide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Open PCR is now available and already shipping worldwide<\/a>! (Huge congratulations guys.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/openpcr.org\/2011\/07\/dna-is-now-diy-openpcr-ships-worldwide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Read all about how the Open PCR project evolved<\/a> \u2014 from the idea to create an affordable PCR machine (They usually cost about $3,000) to the crazy hard work to now offering the world&#8217;s first open-source PCR, first PCR commercially available for $512 AND the first Arduino USB storage device.<\/p>\n<p>The Open PCR kit is $512 and includes: &#8220;all the parts, tools, and beautiful printed instructions &#8211; you ONLY need a set of screwdrivers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/openpcr.org\/buy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Get your own Open PCR kit and start sequencing some DNA.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;DNA stuff useful to regular people&#8221; ~ Tito Jankowski of Open PCR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Open PCR \u2014 which stands for polymerase chain reaction \u2014 is an open-source, build-it-yourself kit that can replicate DNA.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve mentioned Open PCR a few times here on the blog. 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