María José Besoain

María José Besoain

Valdivia, Chile

LABVA

Architect / biofabricator

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Published on Nov 10, 2026

Tupperfuga

(Text by Sebastián Rodríguez)A laboratory centrifuge is another tool commonly used in molecular biology and forms part of the ecosystem of equipment we are currently working with. It enables the se...

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Published on Sep 08, 2026

Electrophoresis chamber iterations

(Text by Sebastián Rodríguez)The electrophoresis chamber is a tool used in molecular biology and is part of the kit we are currently developing to identify fungal DNA from species with potential ap...

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Published on May 26, 2026

Open Hardware

Since the project has shifted towards the use of Cellular Reagents for PCR, the devices required have also changed to now include those to prepare the reagents. Therefore, part of our work has focu...

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Published on Mar 25, 2026

Cellular Reagents approach

Advancing with the objective of applying public domain resources for the local production of reagents for PCR and LAMP, the team joined a “hands-on” workshop organized by F. Federici and colleagues...

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Published on Nov 29, 2025

Dec. 2024 - First trip to Karukinka

To start testing resources in the field, we travelled to the Karukinka Park (Isla Grande, Tierra del Fuego) in Dec 2024. We joined a team of researchers studying the use of locally produced reagent...

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Published on Jul 03, 2024

Open Hardware we plan to use...

Pocket PCR - Gaudilabs“The PocketPCR is a so called thermocycler used to activate biological reactions. To do so the device raises and lowers the temperature of the liquid in the small tubes. The p...

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