Beautiful bacteria: winners of the 2015 Agar Art Competition – in pictures
Microbes and germs were used to paint masterpieces on a canvas of agar jelly in a competition run by the American Society for Microbiology. Scientists from around the world submitted entries, recreating famous paintings as well as original works.
Fri 23 Oct 2015 13.14 EDT Last modified on Wed 19 Oct 2022 10.26 EDT
The first place winner was Neurons by Mehmet Berkmen and Maria Penil from Massachusetts Share on Facebook Share on Twitter New York City’s Community Biolab by Christine Marizzi and Genspace came in second place Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Harvest Season by Maria Eugenia Inda from Argentina took third place Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Bifidobacteria micro-flower by Patricia Ruas-Madiedo from Spain Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Yeast go viral by Paul Rowley of Colorado Share on Facebook Share on Twitter The Wild Garden of the Gut Bacteria by Nicola Fawcett of England Share on Facebook Share on Twitter The People’s Choice Award went to Cell to Cell by Mehmet Berkmen and Maria Penil from Massachusetts Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Vincent van Gogh’s The Starry Night by Melanie Sullivan of Missouri Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Flowering Sunshine by Manal Hamed of Qatar Share on Facebook Share on Twitter
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