Homework
Weekly homework submissions:
Week 1 HW: Principles and Practices
The Prometheus Symbiont  🎅1.“The Prometheus Symbiont” is a conceptual, living medical system designed to symbiotically integrate with the human body. It merges biomimetic photosynthesis, synthetic biology, and flexible electronics, aiming to shift medicine from “passive treatment” to active, sustained life maintenance and enhancement. You can think of it as a sunlight-powered, wearable or implantable “second life-support system.” 🎅The Prometheus Symbiont is not merely a technological concept; it is more akin to a philosophical proposition about the future form of life. It blurs the boundaries between therapy and enhancement, between human and machine. Its ultimate significance may lie in compelling us to re-examine: “what constitutes health, and indeed, what it means to be human.”
Week 2 HW: DNA Read, Write, & Edit
Homework — DUE BY FEB 17 2PM MIT TIME 👨🦰Part 0: Basics of Gel Electrophoresis Keypoint: Gel Electrophoresis: Used for separating, identifying, and purifying fragments of DNA, RNA, or proteins. Gel Preparation: Add agarose powder to the buffer, heat until melted, pour the solution into the gel tray, insert the comb, and allow it to cool and solidify. Sample Loading: Remove the comb, place the gel into the electrophoresis tank, and add buffer until the gel is covered. Mix the DNA sample with loading buffer, then load the mixture into the wells.
ヾ(≧▽≦*)oAssignment: Python Script for Opentrons Artwork — DUE BY YOUR LAB TIME! The Biopunk lab hasn’t contacted me yet. The Opentrons API is a Python framework for writing automated biology lab protocols. 1.Load labware (containers, tip racks, plates); 2.Load instruments (pipettes); 3.Define your liquid handling steps; The basic artistic GUI will involve: Getting coordinates from the GUI tool; Writing a Python script that moves the pipette to those positions; Using the HTGAA26 Colab notebook as your template:https://ddls.aicell.io/course/ddls-2025/module-6/lab/#-what-is-a-code-agent;