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Backyard Brains (BYB) is a company founded in 2009 by Tim and Greg, former neuroscience Ph.D. students at the University of Michigan, with the goal of democratizing neuroscience. It creates affordable hands-on neuroscience kits and equipment that let students, teachers, hobbyists, and families record and observe electrical signals from neurons, muscles, hearts, and plants. Products are accompanied by lesson plans and experiments, and the company has received grants from the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

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