While most veteran artists have already chosen their favorite oil
paints to work with, beginners have not made it this far. Well, you will be
surprised to learn that there are other ways to replicate Van Gogh’s popular
creation, Starry Night.
A team of microbiologists were having fun in the lab one day, when
they discovered that microbes can be used to create a work of art. The American
Society for Microbiology has held its first Agar Art contest, with some
scientists being given the task to develop sometime spectacular out of
microbes.
With 5 petri dishes that contained agar, which is a jelly-like
substance used to grow bacteria, the Starry Night replication was created. The
intelligent microbiologists were able to select bacteria that were capable of
producing the same colors that Van Gogh used in the Starry Night.
The final results were amazing and the award went to Melanie
Sullivan of Missouri. Congratulations Melanie, this is definitely a work of
art.
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