WEBVTT -- English 00:00:02.488 --> 00:00:04.118 Ever since I was 15 00:00:04.118 --> 00:00:05.498 I've been in love with DNA 00:00:05.506 --> 00:00:08.226 What could be cooler than understanding the code of life? 00:00:09.019 --> 00:00:11.079 Working with DNA in a laboratory 00:00:11.086 --> 00:00:13.356 is something most of us never get to experience 00:00:13.356 --> 00:00:15.506 This lack of access really reminds me 00:00:15.518 --> 00:00:17.818 of computers in the 1950s. 00:00:17.818 --> 00:00:19.707 But computers have changed a lot 00:00:19.707 --> 00:00:21.518 over the last 50 years. 00:00:21.518 --> 00:00:23.178 They have gotten smaller and smaller, 00:00:23.178 --> 00:00:24.378 and more accessible. 00:00:24.378 --> 00:00:25.568 And I was thinking 00:00:25.568 --> 00:00:28.088 Well what if we could take the same step with labs? 00:00:28.856 --> 00:00:30.306 That's what Bento Lab is. 00:00:30.306 --> 00:00:32.136 It brings together all the essential tools 00:00:32.136 --> 00:00:33.676 for molecular biology. 00:00:33.676 --> 00:00:35.956 You've got a centrifuge to extract DNA. 00:00:35.956 --> 00:00:38.536 A PCR machine to copy genes. 00:00:38.536 --> 00:00:40.515 And a gel unit to visualise DNA. 00:00:41.093 --> 00:00:44.033 Usually all of this equipment costs a lot of money. 00:00:44.033 --> 00:00:47.023 We want to make Bento Lab an affordable alternative. 00:00:47.023 --> 00:00:50.093 So that lots of different people can work with DNA. 00:00:51.240 --> 00:00:52.570 My name is Gianpaolo 00:00:52.570 --> 00:00:54.110 I'm the founder of BeerDeCoded 00:00:54.110 --> 00:00:55.890 And I'm on a mission to understand 00:00:55.890 --> 00:00:56.990 the genomics of beer. 00:00:58.850 --> 00:01:00.280 I often go to remote locations 00:01:00.280 --> 00:01:01.789 where I collect DNA samples 00:01:01.789 --> 00:01:03.219 and then bring them back to the lab 00:01:03.219 --> 00:01:04.060 for analysis. 00:01:04.060 --> 00:01:05.430 Now with the Bento Lab 00:01:05.430 --> 00:01:07.870 I can actually run some of these analyses in the field. 00:01:08.819 --> 00:01:10.469 Things like a centrifuge, a PCR machine 00:01:10.469 --> 00:01:12.730 gel electrophoresis, all those bits of kit 00:01:12.730 --> 00:01:14.549 individually are very expensive. 00:01:14.549 --> 00:01:17.260 So it's really great that devices come along 00:01:17.260 --> 00:01:19.319 where you can get everything in one small package 00:01:19.319 --> 00:01:21.599 which is really simple for the kids to use. 00:01:21.813 --> 00:01:23.912 Bento Lab started with a simple vision 00:01:23.912 --> 00:01:26.332 That laboratory tools would be accessible 00:01:26.332 --> 00:01:27.733 for students, teachers, 00:01:27.733 --> 00:01:29.742 field researchers, citizen scientists, 00:01:29.742 --> 00:01:31.373 and everybody else who wants to learn 00:01:31.373 --> 00:01:33.822 about genetics and get involved in biology. 00:01:34.186 --> 00:01:35.926 We've been beta-testing Bento Lab 00:01:35.926 --> 00:01:37.006 for the past 6 months. 00:01:37.006 --> 00:01:38.766 And we've made a ton of improvements 00:01:38.766 --> 00:01:40.936 to ensure that Bento Lab is robust 00:01:40.936 --> 00:01:42.945 professional and easy to use. 00:01:44.118 --> 00:01:46.049 Now we need your support 00:01:46.049 --> 00:01:47.688 to launch our first production run 00:01:47.688 --> 00:01:49.328 and help make Bento Lab a reality. 00:01:49.900 --> 00:01:51.299 You can support us 00:01:51.299 --> 00:01:53.049 by pre-ordering Bento Lab 00:01:53.049 --> 00:01:54.500 or even a Bento Lab starter kit 00:01:54.500 --> 00:01:55.840 which gets you not just the lab 00:01:55.840 --> 00:01:57.390 but also pipettes, reagents 00:01:57.390 --> 00:01:59.090 instructions and everything else 00:01:59.090 --> 00:02:01.280 so you can go from beginner to pro. 00:02:01.280 --> 00:02:03.430 We also have stickers, t-shirts 00:02:03.430 --> 00:02:05.819 and even a Bento Lab lunchbox 00:02:05.819 --> 00:02:08.120 so you can support us in many ways. 00:02:08.120 --> 00:02:10.650 Please share this video with your friends 00:02:10.650 --> 00:02:12.650 and help us bring Bento Lab to life. 00:02:12.650 --> 00:02:13.936 Thank you!