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Nanoparticles can stick to bacteria, but does more nanoparticle sticking mean more toxicity?

Posted on April 13, 2018

by Joe Buchman Have bacteria ever made you sick? If you answer no I’m not going to believe you. When most of us think about bacteria, we’re reminded of how miserable we were the last …

Posted in Sustainable NanoTagged bacteria, cells, colony counting, gold, Joe Buchman, nanoparticles, publication summary, Shewanella oneidensis, toxicity1 Comment

Why do Scientists Care about Bacterial Replication?

Posted on April 8, 2016

by Joe Buchman edited by Arielle Mensch Did you know that under the right conditions, bacteria can divide every 20 minutes?1 (That’s how bacteria reproduce – one cell splits into two.) That means that 10 …

Posted in Sustainable NanoTagged agar, Arielle Mensch, bacteria, colony counting, contamination, dilute, Joe Buchman, nanoparticles, toxicity

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