The proto-eyes are what really disturbed me.For the past decade, medical researchers have been growing living, miniature ...

Petri dishes are shallow, cylindrical, lidded dishes that are used to culture cells. They are sometimes called Petri plates or cell culture dishes. In biology experiments and studies, Petri dishes are ...

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.

MEDIAJET has been developed to meet these needs. The MEDIAJET system offers the unique flexibility to fill Petri dishes of various sizes, Petri dishes with two compartments as well as test tubes ...

How is a normal cell transformed into a cancerous cell? The proteins involved in cell division events no longer appropriately drive progression from one cell cycle stage to the next.

Recurring news stories of norovirus outbreaks and engineering malfunctions have left some consumers wary of setting sail, referring to cruise ships as "floating petri dishes." But even with the ...

Kondo explains, "When cotyledons (embryonic leaves) of Arabidopsis thaliana on a petri dish are cultivated for about four days with the plant hormones auxin and cytokinin as well as a compound known ...

Alexandra Petri is a Washington Post columnist offering a lighter take on the news and opinions of the day. Petri is the author of "A.P.'s US History: Important American Documents (I Made Up)" and ...

She grew the belly-button bacteria in a petri dish and then added it to milk. Sure enough, after a few hours, the milk curdled into cheese. Belly-button Brie, anyone? Now, for the most part ...

In the past, it’s been difficult to test for Mycoplasma. It’s not a germ that likes to grow in a Petri dish, which is the ...

She holds a bachelor's of science degree in zoology from the University of California Santa Barbara, but left the world of lab coats and petri dishes behind in exchange for one filled with chefs ...

It’s the night before exams, and you have failed to study. In some cultures, this shameful act and its implications for your family would lead you to move to Sweden tomorrow to pursue an acting ...