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What fun experiment kit (mechanical or genetics related) would you recommend for my husband?
My husband is interested in tinkering around with mechanics, electronics and now into reading about genetics. I would like to get him an experiment or building kit that would be fit for a 27 year old that is mechanically inclined with a engineering background (something challenging but not for an expert). Any recommendations of first hand experience with a kit that you liked?
If he likes electronics you can get a Microcontroller kit from Parallax – they have some great project kits…he can use a microcontroller in all kinds of things and it can be programmed easily with your home computer.
Another cool gift to get him would be a subscription to Make magazine if he’s not already getting that. The authors of Make also produce a microcontroller kit called the Ardurino.
I have also included a link to a Make issue that had some very cool genetic experiments with plants and even showed out to build a home made DNA sequencer. If he likes genetics he’d love this issue.
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