Scientists and others used bacteria grown on agar plates to create their artworks for the American Society for Microbiology’s annual Agar Art competition.

Art-cleaning bacteria are still on the cutting edge in the restoration world, but they could dramatically improve some old artwork.

Scientist and YouTuber The Thought Emporium has created "agar art" using a 3D-printer robot that squirts out droplets of bacteria. The post Beautiful Art Made with Bacteria and a Robot appeared ...

This smartphone bacteria may be art, but that doesn't mean it isn't real. The truth is we're all filthy, filthy creatures and your smartphone harbors proof.

Microbiologists have long known that bacteria come in a diversity of shapes and shades, and scientist-artists have been harnessing colorful bacteria to create works of art since at least the 1920s.

The origins of Ben-Jacob’s bacteria art stretches back decades to the early 1990s. As part of a team at Tel Aviv University, the biological physicist discovered two new species of bacteria ...

She picked up on bioluminescent art after watching a professor in Wisconsin draw a heart in bacteria for his wife, as a Valentine’s Day gift. “Which spoke to me, because, artwise, there was ...

The American Society for Microbiology’s annual agar art awards asked scientists, artists and others to create art out of microbes. This year, the theme was: who is your favorite microbiologist?

This gorgeous art was made with a surprising substance: live bacteria. Agar plates changed the way scientists cultivate tiny life in labs. Now agar is the canvas for a growing school of art.

Compared to the colored art, the glow in the dark bacteria requires a slightly different environment. The salt content in these dishes is higher than that in the colored art trays.

Art restoration is a tricky and complicated process that requires incredible skills and years of experience to accomplish. There are dozens of possible ways to bring artwork back to life, and it ...

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