The hand dryer Petri dish showed different types of bacteria and fungus had grown, forming yellow spots, whereas the dish that was waved through the air was completely clear.

An curved arrow pointing right. Petri Dish Picasso is an organization bringing this little-known art to the masses. The artists use bacteria as their paint and fungus as their canvas to educate ...

Their calculations revealed that, when push came to shove, the rapidly dividing bacteria at the colony’s center became a stress hub. Weady noted that as the experiment continued, new stress hubs ...

This disorder proved very fortunate. In 1928, he was straightening up a pile of Petri dishes where he had been growing bacteria, but which had been piled in the sink. He opened each one and ...

This work resulted in a rich collection of detailed time-lapses. His extensive portfolio showcases bacteria with unique traits, using photography to share the beauty and complexity of microbes with ...

An inoculating loop can be used to transfer bacteria. It is sterilised by heating it to red hot in a Bunsen flame, before and after use. To inoculate the agar, lift the lid of the Petri dish and tilt.