Biobus
kcollins | April 13, 2011
Meet Nifty Fifty speaker Ben Dubin-Thaler.
With a refreshing measure of ingenuity, Ben Dubin-Thaler is proving that some of
the most exciting lessons in science can occur outside the classroom - in a bus.
That's the Cell Motion BioBus, a self-powered, fully-equipped mobile microscopy
lab that Ben developed and operates to bring hands-on science education
to students in New York City and other areas, especially those who lack such
resources at school.
"I grew up loving science and looking through microscopes," says Ben, the
biophysicist who founded and directs the non-profit Cell Motion…