Godfather of Bacteria

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Friday, December 24, 2010

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“Shadow of a Flower,” growing (Amy Chase Gulden)

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In 1928 the Scottish biologist Alexander Fleming discovered the fungus from which penicillin is derived. Fleming made the discovery while trying an unusual experiment: painting with strains of bacteria. Lindsay Patterson talked with a team that’s taking bacterial painting to a new level.

VIDEO: Artist Amy Chase Gulden prints a bacterial painting.

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Lindsay Patterson

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Ann from New Haven, CT

Loved the story--especially as one who was drawing (pastel) images of Ascomycetes (refrigerator mold) since 1989 because they are so colorful and organic, even though most people say "eeeeoooo" when they find such stuff in their fridge.

Felice Frankel, a photographer who works with scientists at MIT, takes shots of such things as growing bacteria. She has one image in white that looks much like the "flower" images of the e-coli.

I love your program!

Dec. 25 2010 08:01 AM

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