In 1887, Julius Petri invented a simple pair of nesting glass dishes, ideal for keeping specimens of growing bacteria sterile--the 'Petri dish.' Science historian Howard Markel recounts the ...

Biomedical engineers have created a new method for growing cells in three dimensions rather than the traditional two. This 3-D petri dish allows cells to self-assemble, creating cell clusters that ...

The petri-dish tear glands, however, were pretty close to the real thing, according to Marie Bannier-Hélaouët, a co-lead author of the study and researcher at the Hubrecht Institute in Utrecht ...

Petri dishes have barely changed from the glass containers used by bacteriologist Robert Koch in the late 1800s, but now they're getting a serious upgrade that could cut down on the hours spent ...

March 2010: Completed Master’s Program of Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo: April 2010: Appointed Special Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Japanese Studies ...

Alexandria Country Day students build robots, grow bacteria at annual science fair. ... After 5 seconds on the ground she swabbed the foods for bacteria and swabbed Petri dishes in a spiral motion.