Bacterial colonies lend whole new meaning to "smartphone culture"
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Students at the University of Surrey imprint their smartphones onto a bacterial growth medium (Photo: BMS1035 Practical and Biomedical Bacteriology/University of Surrey)
Bacillus mycoides grows in soil (Photo: BMS1035 Practical and Biomedical Bacteriology/University of Surrey)
Alas, identifying bacteria by appearance can be difficult, and was beyond the scope of this particular class (Photo: BMS1035 Practical and Biomedical Bacteriology/University of Surrey)
You can make out the outline of the smartphone in a number of the images (Photo: BMS1035 Practical and Biomedical Bacteriology/University of Surrey)
Students at the University of Surrey imprint their smartphones onto a bacterial growth medium (Photo: BMS1035 Practical and Biomedical Bacteriology/University of Surrey)
Alas, identifying bacteria by appearance can be difficult, and was beyond the scope of this particular class (Photo: BMS1035 Practical and Biomedical Bacteriology/University of Surrey)
The colonies were grown in Plate Count Agar (PCA) for three days (Photo: BMS1035 Practical and Biomedical Bacteriology/University of Surrey)
The colonies were grown in Plate Count Agar (PCA) for three days (Photo: BMS1035 Practical and Biomedical Bacteriology/University of Surrey)
Students at the University of Surrey imprint their smartphones onto a bacterial growth medium (Photo: BMS1035 Practical and Biomedical Bacteriology/University of Surrey)
Alas, identifying bacteria by appearance can be difficult, and was beyond the scope of this particular class (Photo: BMS1035 Practical and Biomedical Bacteriology/University of Surrey)
Article Summary
A relatively straightforward classroom experiment this may be, but the fascinating (and beautiful) images produced by students at the University of Surrey when they imprinted their smartphone onto a bacterial growth medium will inevitably give owners of similar devices pause for thought.
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