Agar is a polysaccharide-based hydrocolloid synthesized in the cell walls of red seaweed, known as agarophytes. 1 Owing to its unique gel-forming ability, agar has wide-ranging applications that ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Petri Dish Picasso is an organization bringing this little-known art to the masses. The artists use bacteria as their paint and fungus as their canvas to educate people ...

In what may be the coolest confluence of art and science since drone-swarm light shows, YouTuber and researcher The Thought Emporium, a.k.a. Justin, has made tiny paintings in petri dishes using ...

Johnny Agar and his father got the ironman triathlon that got away from them at first try. The two, who missed the cutoff time and failed to complete the IRONMAN World Championship in Kona, Hawaii two ...

Fanny Angelina Hesse introduced agar to the life sciences in 1881. A trove of unpublished family papers sheds new light on her many accomplishments Corrado Nai In 1881, Fanny Angelina Hesse suggested ...

Berry agar-agar jelly cups are an easy yet elegant dessert option. Mix berry juice (like raspberry or blueberry) with sugar ...