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Masterworks in Petri dishes

By Jess Griggs

16 December 2009

New Scientist. Science news and long reads from expert journalists, covering developments in science, technology, health and the environment on the website and the magazine.

Art by microbes

(Image: Eshel Ben-Jacob)

Dangerous, yes; useful, sometimes; works of art – no. But this gallery of the best microbial artworks might change your mind

Einstein in E. coli, an apple tree grown from fungi and a fluorescent Mario are just some of the masterworks cast in agar jelly by creative microbiologists.

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