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Developing a low-cost, high-sensitivity solution for phage concentration detection

Phages are hard-to-detect bacteria viruses, crucial for understanding microbial ecosystems. We aim to characterise...

Universidad Católica de Chile, Institute for Biological and Medical Engineering

76%
funded

$9,413
goal

20
days left

Creating a field dissection microscope that can be built in the field

Microscopes are one of the most important scientific tools. There are no shortage of low-cost microscope...

Julian Stirling, PhD

Dagenham, England

65%
funded

$13,500
goal

36
days left

Why Are Blueberry Hermit Crabs Using Plastic Waste as Shells?

Observations of hermit crabs using beach trash such as plastic bottle caps in lieu of shells have increased...

University of Essex

16%
funded

$10,950
goal

18
days left

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National Science Foundation

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