Observed arrival · 2026-11-07
微境同心: Yeast Patterns in a Petri Dish
A student team uses two yeast strains to draw traditional patterns from China’s 56 ethnic groups on culture plates, then documents the artwork and how it was made.
- For
- Readers of microbial art and student science projects
- Worth noticing
- The team reports screening 1,436 microbial samples and making over 3,000 plate drawings; the page lists 140 completed patterns.
Field notes
The displayed workflow starts with soil collected beneath a campus osmanthus tree and proceeds through enrichment, isolation, motif drawing, and preservation. The page names two strains and describes using their naturally occurring colony colors, including red-orange variation from the red yeast. It also gives team roles and previews selected motif entries with names and categories, while linking to the fuller pattern guide and production process.
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