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<p>Fluorescence microscopy has become a ubiquitous part of biological research and synthetic biology, but hardware can often be <span class="hl_1">large and prohibitively expensive</span>. This is particularly true for labs with small budgets, including those in the DIY Bio community and developing countries. Queuing systems imposed in labs for use of a few expensive microscopes can make research even more <span class="hl_1">laborious and time-consuming</span> than it needs to be. Furthermore, this makes it almost impossible to perform time-lapse imaging or imaging in environments such as in an incubator or in a fume hood.</p> | <p>Fluorescence microscopy has become a ubiquitous part of biological research and synthetic biology, but hardware can often be <span class="hl_1">large and prohibitively expensive</span>. This is particularly true for labs with small budgets, including those in the DIY Bio community and developing countries. Queuing systems imposed in labs for use of a few expensive microscopes can make research even more <span class="hl_1">laborious and time-consuming</span> than it needs to be. Furthermore, this makes it almost impossible to perform time-lapse imaging or imaging in environments such as in an incubator or in a fume hood.</p> | ||
<p>We aim to provide a <span class="hl_1">well documented, physically compact, easily modifiable and high quality fluorescence microscope</span> to address all of these problems. We are designing it in a modular fashion such that it can be used standalone and also be incorporated into larger frameworks, with various pluggable stages.</p> | <p>We aim to provide a <span class="hl_1">well documented, physically compact, easily modifiable and high quality fluorescence microscope</span> to address all of these problems. We are designing it in a modular fashion such that it can be used standalone and also be incorporated into larger frameworks, with various pluggable stages.</p> | ||
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