Four Thieves Vinegar Collective – Harm Reduction for the Living
fourthievesvinegar.org
Right to Repair –for Your Body. The Four Thieves Vinegar Collective is an anarchist collective dedicated to bringing access to medicines and medical technologies to those who need them but don’t have them. Get the Goods, Get Started. Microlab Suite The MicroLab is a DIY automated chemical reactor that you can assemble with commonly available…

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/549019

these people have created a diy lab reactor you can synthesise medicines with, but I can’t find how to make it anywhere. can anyone find out, or share from their own knowledge?

  • feeling grey OP
    7·
    1 year ago

    Metaphorical haunches lowered :)

    I’m pretty sure it’s not a bioreactor, since it’s used for organic synthesis. I reckon the purification steps would be a lot even so!

    For places besides the USA, which don’t have access to large scale synthesis, I’d imagine it’s more useful. Plus, not everyone can rely on their politicians…

    • wjs018@beehaw.org
      3·
      1 year ago

      That’s fair. I couldn’t find much info on their website, so I assumed this was another make insulin cheap using “biohacking” deal. I don’t have any experience with small molecule synthesis or dry powder manufacturing, so I can’t really speak to how feasible this may be. However, having seen first-hand all the ways simple manufacturing steps can go wrong, the risk of consuming a medication that hasn’t been through rigorous QA/QC makes me very wary.

      • feeling grey OP
        1·
        1 year ago

        I share your wariness; the consensus on all the cross-posts seems to be the danger of it. open source drug testing would surely be vital in something like this.