The workshop “Cloud-based software for efficient virtual collaboration” by @Benchling show us some useful tools for improving lab job nowadays. How do you get everyone on the same page when you can't even be in the same room?
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There are some challenges in collaboration:
Redundancy, lack of transparency or inaccessibility are one of the problems, because not every teammate will have the same level of access as each other.
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Scientists really needs to turn to the cloud, just need internet connection. There you can access content from a variety of different devices. Cloud software can offer a huge advantage over desktop based software which can usually require licenses tied to a specific device.
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Software like @googledrive and @Dropbox can help you while still maintaining social distancing. Links below!
Check if your university already have licenses to both of them. It can give you more space as well as special features
http://google.com/drive/ 
http://dropbox.com/basic 
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#Benchling offers two main products:
electronic lab notebook
suite of microbiology design tools
It’s free for academic use and also there are special perks for all iGEM teams: http://2020.igem.org/Sponsors/Benchling
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A complementary tool is @SlackHQ
It integrate with different applications such as Google Drive or Dropbox and additionally has an ability to search through and catalog information.
Create a workspace for your team:
Slack - http://slack.com/create#email 
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Discuss with your #iGEM team early about how data should be organized and labeled across the team, naming conventions, standardized protocols for uploading data and which data should be uploaded.
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Workflow could help you organize and combine all your software tools together!
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(9/9) Still curious about it? You could watch the complete workshop and more in the @Benchling YouTube channel!