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How do we study microbes?
Fernando Rojo, Renata Moreno & Olga Zafra
Hey, the cake I saved from last week is covered in spots of different shapes and colours. Are these microbes? How can we analyse them?
Microbes are all around us, even on us, though we often only notice them when food spoils, meat develops a sheen, or water bottles grow a green film. But how do we know microbes are responsible? How do they thrive in these conditions? Can we reproduce their growth in the lab, and how can we study their properties?
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