Ready to show off some #DIYNAFLUOR units to QLD members of parliament and industry representatives tomorrow evening. The dinosaurs are there for moral support. 😅 🦕🧬

DIYNAFLUOR Microgrant Opportunity Link to RFP HERE Opportunity Details Micro-scale grants, or 'microgrants', are for researchers needing very specific equipment, materials, supplies, or training to achieve their objectives towards eD...

Reminder for eDNA folks!

Apply by Nov 30th for the eDNA Collaborative’s #DIYNAFLUOR Microgrant to get an open-source DNA fluorometer to support your eDNA sequencing workflows! 🦕🧪🧬

Apply: tinyurl.com/5bpc3ksx

DIYNAFLUOR Info: tinyurl.com/yfh33dsx

@ednacollab.bsky.social

Need a DNA fluorometer to QC DNA for eDNA analysis pipelines?

Here's a great opportunity to get a #DIYNAFLUOR through a Microgrant from the eDNA Collaborative! @ednacollab.bsky.social

Application form: tinyurl.com/5bpc3ksx

DIYNAFLUOR info: tinyurl.com/yfh33dsx

🦕🧬🧪

Really looking forward to #CitSciOz25 next week!

I'll be speaking about the #DIYNAFLUOR and some of the outreach programs myself, and others have run using the platform. 🦕🧬🧪

I'll also have a few DIYNAFLUOR kits with me if anyone is interested in building one.

citizenscience.org.au/citscioz25/

The DNA analysis device that can be made on a 3D printer UQ researchers have developed an affordable, open-source DNA measurement tool that can be built using a home 3D printer.

A fun little article on the open-source #DIYNAFLUOR DNA Fluorometer and its utility for limited resource researchers on the UQ News page. 🦕🧬

Look at that goofy dork. 😅

news.uq.edu.au/2025-07-dna-...

A small update for the #DIYNAFLUOR project:

We have just released a Mac version of the DIYNAFLUOR software. 🦕🍎

This may be particularly useful for those wanting to QC MinION library preps that are being run on M1-4 Macbooks.

Find the new release on our Git page: github.com/traulab/DIYN...

DIYNAFLUOR: The $60 device bringing DNA science anywhere A low-cost, 3D-printed DNA testing device developed at the AIBN is making powerful science more accessible for researchers and students around the world.

A really nice write-up from the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, on my #DIYNAFLUOR project - an open-source, 3D printable fluorometer for DNA quantitation. 🧬🦕

#STEM #UQresearch #AIBN

aibn.uq.edu.au/article/2025...

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Last week I had the amazing opportunity to work with visiting grade 10 students from Kingaroy SHS to build #DIYNAFLUOR units as a part of a larger UQ outreach program run by Prof. Kristofer Thurecht’s group at the CAI. 🦕🧪 #stem

Absolutely fantastic evening assembling 9 #DIYNAFLUOR kits for a high school research program where students will build and use them to quantify fluorescent nanoparticles and DNA. Massive shoutout to co-authors Sophie and Fiach who gave their time to help! 🦕🧬🧪

I’ve got a class of high school students coming to build 10 #DIYNAFLUOR units in early June.

That’s about 700 individual components I have to sort into build kits.

No stress, right? 😅🦕🧬

Turns out it’s easy (and cheap) to get PCR-amplifiable DNA from Dinosaur Chicken Nuggets using ATL Buffer-Proteinase K lysis + magnetic beads.

->Working on A dinosaur-themed molecular biology STEM prac to pair with the #DIYNAFLUOR. 🐔🦕🧬🧪

(Chickens are basically dinosaurs, right?...)

Yes, this. It's filling gaps of redundancy, just like the #DIYNAFLUOR open-source DNA fluorometer etc.

All the materials for the construction of a #DIYNAFLUOR open-source DNA fluorometer have finally arrived and thanks to the excellent build instructions I could complete the assembly in no time. The first test looks great!

Thanks so much @willaanderson.bsky.social and team! Fantastic work! 👏👌

Got a silly idea for a #DIYNAFLUOR themed STEM prac....

Extracting and quantifying DNA from Dinosaur Nuggets.

Maybe do a species specific PCR to prove its chicken meat? (They're kinda Dinosaurs!) 😅 🧬🧪🦕

Currently preparing 10 #DIYNAFLUOR kits for grade 10 students to assemble as a part of a science outreach program run by my institute.

They will use the DIYNAFLOUR to quantify fluorescent nanoparticles they get to synthesize.

(Wish I got to do this when I was 15. 😅 🦕)

Ever wondered how much DNA is in your chocolate Easter eggs?! 🧪🧬🥚

(Neither had I until this morning. 😅)

Here are some #DIYNAFLUOR measurements of DNA extracted from Easter eggs (and one bunny) that I have since consumed.

Happy Easter Everyone!

When I saw this fluorescent green dinosaur at the shops today, it was an instant "must buy". 😅🧪🧬🦕

The #DIYNAFLUOR name and logo started out as a bit of a joke, but ultimately they have really helped catch peoples attention for our open-source DIY DNA fluorometer project.- tinyurl.com/yfh33dsx

#DIYNAFLUOR: A portable #OpenSource #DIY plug-&-play nucleic acid #fluorometer for #eDNA quantification:

-cost: <$40
-solder-free assembly from #3Dprinted parts

Preprint: doi.org/10.1101/2024...
GitHub: github.com/traulab/DIYN...
#DIYbio #lab #instruments #FrugalScience #fluorescence

My #DIYNAFLUOR presentation slides from the recent #seDNA2025 conference are now available for download.

Check them out if you want a quick overview of where and how the DIYNAFLUOR could be used to QC Nanopore library preps in low-resource settings! 🧪🧬🦕

ednaconference.com.au/wp-content/u...

Dear #DIYNAFLUOR users! Please check out the "experimental" folder on our github page.
tinyurl.com/4v23f629

We have a design revision that appears to improve the LoD by ~3.5x, providing quantitation down to 0.16 ng DNA. This should cover v.short nanopore library QC.

Would love any feedback! 🧪🧬🦕❤️

Have an experimental #DIYNAFLUOR design that drives the LED's quite hard (up to 100 mA), so naturally wanted see if LED output intensity degraded with use.

40,000 measurements over 4 days with no major decrease in LED intensity noted, however I did accidentally make a thermometer. 😅🧪🧬🦕

eDNA Conference

On Feb 20, I’ll be presenting at the 2nd Australian & New Zealand eDNA Conference in Wellington, NZ, on the #DIYNAFLUOR and its capabilities for QCing nanopore #eDNA library preps. 🧪🧬🦕

Really looking forward to attending :)

ednaconference.com.au
github.com/traulab/DIYN...
@sednasociety.bsky.social

DIYNAFLUOR: An Affordable DIY Plug-and-Play Nucleic Acid Fluorometer for eDNA Quantification in Resource Limited Settings Nucleic Acid (NA) fluorometry is widely employed for quantifying environmental DNA (eDNA) samples and their downstream DNA sequencing libraries, owing to its sensitivity, accuracy, and speed. However,...

A Preprint for our ~$40 USD, open source, 3D printed DNA Fluorometer, the #DIYNAFLUOR, has just been posted to bioRxiv outlining its performance and applications for #eDNA analysis!🦕🧪🧬

A big thanks to all the co-authors!

Preprint
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Git
tinyurl.com/yfh33dsx

#science

Hey #HiSciSky 👋.

I'm a post-doc researcher with a background in scientific device dev.

I have just released an open-source STEM-Education project for a $40, 3D-printed, DNA fluorometer with ng/uL levels of sensitivity. Follow for updates!

GitHub Repo: github.com/traulab/DIYN...

#DIYNAFLUOR #STEM

GitHub - traulab/DIYNAFLUOR: Code, 3D Print Files, BOM and Build Instructions for the DIYNAFLUOR DNA Fluorometer Code, 3D Print Files, BOM and Build Instructions for the DIYNAFLUOR DNA Fluorometer - traulab/DIYNAFLUOR

Want to quantify DNA between 0-10 ng/μL for $0.12 USD per measurement? 🧬

Our low-cost measurement protocol for the open source DIYNAFLUOR is now available. 🦕

github.com/traulab/DIYN...

Protocol here: tinyurl.com/5ba4b8wh

#opensource #DIYNAFLUOR #STEM #science

3D-Printed DIYNAFLUOR Device

DIYNAFLUOR Exploded Filter Cube

DIYNAFLUOR Software GUI

Excited to share the public release of the DIYNAFLUOR (DIY Nucleic Acid FLUORometer), a $40 USD, DIY, open-source, 3D-printed, solder-free, and portable DNA fluorometer you can build. 🦕 🧬

See our GitHub Repo for more! github.com/traulab/DIYN...

#DIYScience #STEM #DIYNAFLUOR