Counter Culture Labs

Counter Culture Labs Homegrown lab fostering community science in the East Bay! Find our latest project meetings & events!

We're 60% of the way to our goal! Support community biology and youth education by donating - link in bio
05/10/2025

We're 60% of the way to our goal! Support community biology and youth education by donating - link in bio

We're nearly there! Help support 21st century biotechnology education at our community biology lab! Why donate to Counte...
04/01/2025

We're nearly there! Help support 21st century biotechnology education at our community biology lab!

Why donate to Counter Culture Labs? We are a unique educational facility, offering high-tech biology equipment and hands-on workshops to citizen scientists like you! No biology background required, just an eagerness to learn.

Plus, we incubate projects that academia and industry can't. Your contribution goes toward a unique mission of democratizing access to wet-lab biology and paves the path for new discoveries in biology. Donation link in bio👩‍🔬

Monstera deliciosa houseplant nodes in test tubes! 🪴 Monsteras are aesthetically pleasing plants to have at home. In the...
03/28/2025

Monstera deliciosa houseplant nodes in test tubes! 🪴

Monsteras are aesthetically pleasing plants to have at home. In their workshop, Jas and Anthony teach students how to set up their own plant tissue cultures for micropropagation

Micropropagation is a method of quickly growing a new plant from a small chunk of plant tissue (in this case, a node from the stem)

From the node, shoots and roots will develop. Plant growth regulators are added at various stages induce formation of these essential plant organs 😃

Stay tuned for a plant tissue culture workshop coming to our lab in a couple weeks!

Mouse fibroblast cultures at Counter Culture Labs! 🧫These cells were grown in FBS, viewed under the microscope to assess...
03/24/2025

Mouse fibroblast cultures at Counter Culture Labs! 🧫

These cells were grown in FBS, viewed under the microscope to assess confluency, then counted with trypan blue dye exclusion method for viability

We've just installed a new RO/DI water filtration system! 💧Reverse osmosis deionized water is exceptionally pure and per...
03/23/2025

We've just installed a new RO/DI water filtration system! 💧

Reverse osmosis deionized water is exceptionally pure and perfect for sensitive marine biology investigations and chemistry experiments.

We can't wait to grow saltwater macroalgae and phytoplankton! 🪸

To***co seed storage experiment 🌱 Tabacum rustica seeds were stored in the -20C freezer for a couple months and germinat...
03/22/2025

To***co seed storage experiment 🌱

Tabacum rustica seeds were stored in the -20C freezer for a couple months and germination rate was tested on a grid of agar. All seeds except one germinated!

Our method of storage successfully preserved the viability of our seeds! 🎉 We'll be using this protocol from now on for long term seed storage

Check out our rotary evaporator setup! Great equipment for distillation
03/22/2025

Check out our rotary evaporator setup! Great equipment for distillation

NEW EQUIPMENT ✨️ Thank you Equipment Junction Inc for donating a refridgerated centrifuge, PCR thermocycler, orbital sh...
03/20/2025

NEW EQUIPMENT ✨️ Thank you Equipment Junction Inc for donating a refridgerated centrifuge, PCR thermocycler, orbital shaker, and pH meter 🫶

Happy new years! 🎊 This 2025, we are launching new youth education programs and supporting more community biology projec...
01/22/2025

Happy new years! 🎊 This 2025, we are launching new youth education programs and supporting more community biology projects.

Help us reach our goals! We are already halfway there with our fundraising campaign. We'd ppreciate any contribution you can make to the next generation of scientists 👨‍🔬

donation link in bio 💚

We're getting closer to our goal! Help support community bio - donate link in bio
11/30/2024

We're getting closer to our goal! Help support community bio - donate link in bio

We're at 19% of our goal now! Keep the momentum going - donation link in bio
11/28/2024

We're at 19% of our goal now! Keep the momentum going - donation link in bio

Donate today! ❤️ Your controbution will fund youth education programs, new project divisions, sponsored memberships and ...
11/26/2024

Donate today! ❤️ Your controbution will fund youth education programs, new project divisions, sponsored memberships and ongoing social impact projects. More info on our crowdfunding page

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Oakland, CA
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