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This course is an introduction to the DIY biolab and its uses in relation to artistic practices. We will learn how to follow safety rules, how to cook media for organisms, and how to care for the various organisms. Organisms presented include Acetobacter bacteria, Euglena gracilis flagellates, and Physarum polycephalum slime molds. The "Driver's license" also includes hands-on use of equipment in the bio lab, such as microliter pipettes, clean benches, centrifuges, and microscopes. | This course is an introduction to the DIY biolab and its uses in relation to artistic practices. We will learn how to follow safety rules, how to cook media for organisms, and how to care for the various organisms. Organisms presented include Acetobacter bacteria, Euglena gracilis flagellates, and Physarum polycephalum slime molds. The "Driver's license" also includes hands-on use of equipment in the bio lab, such as microliter pipettes, clean benches, centrifuges, and microscopes. | ||
The course will be conducted over two days | The course will be conducted over two days. | ||
==Grading== | ==Grading== | ||
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Lecturer(s): Mindaugas Gapševičius
Credits: 2 ECTS, 2 SWS
Date: April 08 and 09, 2022; all days 10.00-18.00
Venue: DIY Biolab @ Marienstraße 7b, Room 202
First meeting: 08.04.2022
Description
This course is an introduction to the DIY biolab and its uses in relation to artistic practices. We will learn how to follow safety rules, how to cook media for organisms, and how to care for the various organisms. Organisms presented include Acetobacter bacteria, Euglena gracilis flagellates, and Physarum polycephalum slime molds. The "Driver's license" also includes hands-on use of equipment in the bio lab, such as microliter pipettes, clean benches, centrifuges, and microscopes.
The course will be conducted over two days.
Grading
The successful completion of the course is the attendance of the block seminar and a documented work on the GMU wiki. The documentation may contain text, video, images, sketches, sound, and other digital formats.
50 % Attendance in the class 50 % Documentation on the GMU Wiki