Petri's contribution was the invention and development of culture dish or Petri plate, a technique to culture bacteria on agar (a substance made from algae) plates that helped to identify the bacteria responsible for diseases. In the contemporary times
That's because today is the 161st anniversary of the birth of German bacteriologist, Julius Richard Petri. He was the inventor of the Petri dish – one of the most ubiquitous items used by microbiologists, molecular biologists and
Ick factor of this Google Doodle aside, the petri dish was an ingeniously simple device that allowed researchers to grow and test microbes without contaminating them. The dish works by filling one side of the round, clear glass dish with agar and
Today's Doodle represents the latter, and is celebrating the 161st birthday of the inventor of the Petri dish, Julius Richard Petri. Rather than some stoic science scene, though, Google went down a more interesting route.
That's because today is the 161st anniversary of the birth of German bacteriologist, Julius Richard Petri. He was the inventor of the Petri dish – one of the most ubiquitous items used by microbiologists, molecular biologists and
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Gross, growing Google doodle celebrates Julius Richard Petri
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