what elements I need to make a lab to investigate tardigrades?

Question

molecular biology lab

Answer 1

Do you need to convince a lab to investigate tardigrades? Or are you looking to join a lab?

There are very few tardigrade biologists who also do molecular work. I have found this guy for you:

Dr Garey http://chuma.cas.usf.edu/~garey

He seems to be a big fan of tardigrades, and if you can't join his lab (which would only be due to some sort of visa problem) he should be able to give you the names of some other profs. He ought to know, since he ran the Ninth International Tardigrade Symposium in 2003.

Answer 2

Those little buggers are fun. Waterbears need an aquatic environment for optimal results (they can survive in any environment due to cryptobiosis). Try to get a large bog/pond/swamp water sample with vegetation. Also, have a microscope, glass trays, forceps, and gloves.

You will find other lifeforms in your gross sample, so make sure your water sample is in a secure location (like a small aquarium with a lid).

There might be other things I am missing, so it may be wise to contact a nearby college and ask to someone in the biology department, preferably an invertebrate zoologist.