Comment Re:Doesn't this sound like... (Score 1) 135
It's realistically doable in your basement. It just requires a lot of startup capital relative to a computer. I've long wanted to play around with garage genetics, and even on my graduate student salary, i've put away enough that i could afford pipet sets, thermocyclers, enzymes, etc.
I just dont have the garage. Or enough room in my apt. to put the stuff. Or a really good idea worth spending all this money on. Or a purchasing account with a respectable scientific supplier.