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.

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 ...

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 ...