One of the simplest, most over-studied organisms in the world is the C. elegans nematode. For 13 years, a project called ...

The purpose of this practical is to investigate the effect of antiseptics or antibiotics on bacterial growth using agar plates and measuring zones of inhibition. This allows the selected bacteria ...

It is therefore important that any petri dish or agar used is sterilised before use, and that aseptic techniques are used to inoculate the plates. An inoculating loop can be used to transfer bacteria.

University of Toronto researchers have discovered nine new genes used by bacteria to protect themselves against ...