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Igor Tsvetkov
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Bacteria paintings by Alexander Fleming The myth that surrounds the discovery of penicillin pegs Alexander Fleming as a sloppy scientist. Legend has it that in 1928, Fleming found the mold growing in a petri dish that he accidentally left out overnight. In truth, he was an artist, and his interest in painting with the colorful bacteria may have caused his famous discovery. Today, artist and educator Amy Chase Gulden, and molecular biologist Dr. Kristin Baldwin, are working together to continue Fleming’s vision of painting with microorganisms. Biologist Rob Dunn explains what made Fleming’s paintings with bacteria different from the watercolor paintings he usually did: “They were ephemeral pictures because eventually the bacteria would continue to grow. They would fight; you know, if you painted a woman’s face, eventually her eye would go over and conquer her forehead.” (source of the text - "The World")
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Inna Mosina 🎩🔵💎
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Very cool and informative!!
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