Deployable Open-Source Hardware for One Health monitoring in Tierra del Fuego

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Dear community,

From Laboratorio de Tecnologías Libres (LTL) lab in Chile, we want to share with you an ongoing project we are developing in Karukinka Park, Tierra del Fuego. In a few words, we have been implementing a diagnostic platform in a remote location where no lab infrastructure is available, using open source hardware and cell-free expression for the production of the diagnostic enzymes. This has allowed us so far to perform nested PCR and detect the gastrointestinal parasite Cryptosporidium in fecal samples from beavers, which are an invasive species here. The whole process involves OS incubator, centrifuge, colorimeter, thermocyclers, electrophoretic chambers and transilluminators. You can find more about our work here (and nice pictures from the park) :

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This is huge collaboration with many people as you will see in the report, actually several are present in this forum: @nanocastro , @NoelGaspar7 @FranQuero @naikymen @jcm80 ! :slight_smile:

We would be very happy to hear your feedback or ideas. Thank you!!

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Thank you Sev (and the rest of Dr. Fernan lab) for making this! It looks beautiful! It was really fun; thanks to the whole team for hosting us! Spending time in Karukinka with the community feels special every time.

Keen to answer any questions from the community on my part of the work :slight_smile:

Kartu Kredit!

Fran

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Having observed you all working on this has been a privilege. I admire the research that the LTL is conducting and the huge amount of talent, hard work, genuine curiosity and ethical solidity you all are bringing to it. Congratulations.

Looking forward to publishing my own (way more modest) results here, just to reflect a little more of what we’ve been doing together.

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