The First Three Years of a Community Lab: Lessons Learned and Ways Forward

The highly specialized nature of scientific research has erected substantial barriers between professional scientists and the laity, who have become distanced from the process of discovery. The Do-It-Yourself Biology movement seeks to remove these impediments, with community laboratories serving as...

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Autores principales:	Lisa Z. Scheifele, Thomas Burkett
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Publicado:	American Society for Microbiology 2016
Materias:	Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Biology (General) QH301-705.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:d4f76f2c49be474794003dee881862f62021-11-15T15:16:53ZThe First Three Years of a Community Lab: Lessons Learned and Ways Forward10.1128/jmbe.v17i1.10131935-78851935-7877https://doaj.org/article/d4f76f2c49be474794003dee881862f62016-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jmbe.v17i1.1013https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7877https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7885The highly specialized nature of scientific research has erected substantial barriers between professional scientists and the laity, who have become distanced from the process of discovery. The Do-It-Yourself Biology movement seeks to remove these impediments, with community laboratories serving as vehicles for public engagement and participation in scientific inquiry. We describe our experience establishing and maintaining the BUGSS community lab in Baltimore. While each community lab is distinct in its structure, culture, and programming, we hope that this review of our experience will serve as a resource to inform those who seek to understand this growing movement and those who plan to establish their own community labs.Lisa Z. ScheifeleThomas BurkettAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691Biology (General)QH301-705.5ENJournal of Microbiology & Biology Education, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 81-85 (2016)
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description	The highly specialized nature of scientific research has erected substantial barriers between professional scientists and the laity, who have become distanced from the process of discovery. The Do-It-Yourself Biology movement seeks to remove these impediments, with community laboratories serving as vehicles for public engagement and participation in scientific inquiry. We describe our experience establishing and maintaining the BUGSS community lab in Baltimore. While each community lab is distinct in its structure, culture, and programming, we hope that this review of our experience will serve as a resource to inform those who seek to understand this growing movement and those who plan to establish their own community labs.
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The First Three Years of a Community Lab: Lessons Learned and Ways Forward

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