There are about a trillion species of microbes on Earth, but usually we only pay attention when one of them, E. coli for example, has led to an outbreak of disease. However, besides a few ...

By swapping lab equipment for kitchen staples, a group of scientists and artists created an engaging, hands-on activity to ...

This is the first report describing the improved isolation of common filamentous fungi via a method combining cellulose plate and agar plate system. A cellulose plate is a porous plate made of ...

AnalytiChem, manufacturer of specialized laboratory equipment, reagents and consumables, has launched a new addition to its high-quality Redipor ® microbiological prepared media portfolio. The new ...

Finding Pneumo, by Linh Ngo of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (2nd place) No matter how flamboyant your shower curtain mold is, it couldn't have competed with the fungus that won this year's Agar ...

EZ-Spread™ Plating Beads from AMSBIO allow you to spread bacterial and yeast cells across the surface of an agar plate in just seconds. Eliminating the traditional need for glass rods and potentially ...