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Seek donations
It's said that the best things in life are free, so take advantage of this. Ask university laboratories and non-profit
organizations about equipment and lab materials that are out of use and could be donated. A good example
is Seeding Labs that collects lab equipment in good working conditions and distributes it to universities and
research institutions in developing countries.
I managed some contributions from retiring researchers from my
old institution in Scotland. In all, I gathered 3 m
3
(106
3
) of tools and
equipment, including power supplies, tanks for western blots and
hundreds of micropipettes among many old and used stuff.
Alejandro Rojas
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