Take the power
of PCR anywhere

A portable lab with a
thermocycler, 13k rpm centrifuge,
and gel electrophoresis

Explore Bento Lab

Take the power
of PCR anywhere

A portable lab with a
thermocycler, 13k rpm centrifuge,
and gel electrophoresis
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Research

Teaching and Outreach

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Nanopore sequencing

Back to the field with @theBentoLab! Optimizing field protocols for species identification in South Africa using @nanopore as part of a residential field trip @eworm8, with @IsaRitaRusso1 @USW_Biology @CFE_UC pic.twitter.com/izcAO1Vp44
— Luis Cunha (@luiscunhamx) July 19, 2022

Fieldwork and on-site sampling

Outstanding experience using @Thebentolab PCR to amplify COI & 16S for target fish species in Rio Negro🇧🇷🌎We are embarking on a new chapter of identifying and discovering fish in the Amazon Rainforest with @Thebentolab 🐠🐟🧬 Next stop French Guiana🇬🇫 pic.twitter.com/RLb07ARJwM
— C David de Santana (@Davidefishes) March 5, 2024

Education and training

One of the most impressive pieces of equipment we have are @theBentoLab boxes. These devices function as a portable molecular biology lab, and combine five pieces of equipment into one! 🧪 pic.twitter.com/POOkn5DCpQ
— Monash Tech School (@MonashTS) June 12, 2019

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Work with DNA anywhere

Genomic Epidemiology

Dive into the critical advances made in Peru towards cost-effective COVID testing and expanding global access to decentralized pandemic detection with open source approaches.

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Safe Drinking Water

Discover the highschooler working with a professor at the Canadian Research Institute for Food Safety to tackle water quality testing using a rapid onsite workflow.

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Monitoring with MinION

Make waves in biodiversity with on-site sequencing, like this team using MinION and our portable PCR workstation aboard a dive boat in Singapore sampling seawater.

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Field Sequencing

Navigate genomics in jungles. Find out how this researcher is transforming ape health monitoring with onsite DNA barcoding of nematodes, using Bento Lab and MinION.

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