IN the course of investigations carried out on the influence of bacteria and fungi on flour ... encountered by repeated contamination of the Petri dishes used for spore counts by spreaders such ...

there are large petri dishes, and then there is MEGA, an enormous, 2-foot-by-4-foot slab of black agar infused with a gradient of antibacterial drugs. Researchers built this behemoth to watch ...

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.

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 ...

She grew the belly-button bacteria in a petri dish and then added it to milk ... they emit pungent odors, similar to body odor. But the worst case is that your navel will get infected, not ...

These girls at Copthall wanted to investigate the bacteria growing on their possessions. They took some petri dishes, and they swabbed some of their stuff, and put them in an incubator set at just ...

Use the sterile petri dish to collect fluid from pustules on ... To create this vaccine, you begin with another virus that is similar to the smallpox virus, yet different enough not to bring ...

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 ...