&gt; I think $200-300 is a bit low<p>I agree, but you could could get a few basic experiments going for that much. Much much more if you spent 800, like you would on this kit.<p>&gt;You didn&#x27;t mention an autoclave<p>Good point. The only stuff you would really HAVE to autoclave would be media, and you can use an off the shelf pressure cooker for that.