Thank you so much for this very cool idea! My teenage daughter and I love science. She's won several state and regional fairs, presented her national project at the Smithsonian, and has several novel ideas for cell replication studies in the works. But most of this "should" be done in a stocked, certified university lab. Ever tried to convince a PhD to take on a 14 year old kid's research project in their lab? Brilliance and innovation can't hold up against the threat of liability. So..she converted a spare bathroom into a lab, along with HEPA filtration, borrowed a microscope, and used her allowance to order culture dishes. But the PCR and gel were beyond reach. Now with a couple of candy thermometers, a soap dish, and drinking straws...she'll be back in business! Not to mention a microcentrifuge made out of a salad spinner (yup...it really works). Thanks to people like you for your awesome ideas!!