In addition to culturing cells, Petri dishes are used for cellular observation and storage. For laboratory work where cross-contamination may be a problem, disposable plastic Petri dishes are a good ...

Scientists have created brain ‘organoids’ that may be showing early signs of sentience. Should that give researchers pause?

Dr Helen Liang is proud of her 100% recycled petri dish, the first ever made in the UK Scientists have opened the UK's first facility that can recycle plastic waste from research labs. Every year ...

In it, an apparently normal-looking petri dish is treated so as to reveal a message when wetted with water vapor. The contrast between hydrophobic and hydrophilic surfaces, which is not visible to ...

Microplastics seem to be everywhere in 2024, with new studies revealing the tiny contaminants in human brains, penises, and ...

Place 1 teaspoon of salt into a clear plastic cup. Add about 20 milliliters (4 teaspoons) of water to the cup with the salt and swirl until most or all the salt dissolves. Pour the salt water into a ...

Scientists have previously discovered that white noise can improve the growth rate of some microbes, including gray mold and e. coli. A new study analyzes whether these benefits can be transferred to ...

Indigo Ag has hired a new chief financial officer, while a biotech developing a potential epilepsy drug got a Series A as ...

What signs do your kitchen utensils give that it's time to toss them? Here's a selection that send out signals when they've ...

but we don’t know whether there are major differences in amounts or types of plastic particles between the two habitats. During these brief permitted health assessments, we held a petri dish or ...

This week’s Petri Dish roundup covers yet more biotech layoffs, introduces Flagship Pioneering’s new managing partner and explains Editas Medicine’s sale of some Cas9 license fees.