Scientists use microbes such as germs and bacteria to make art for the American Society for Microbiology’s Agar Art ... "Cell to Cell" was the people's choice winner with almost 3500 likes on ...

For his latest art series, "Colonies," the Brazilian multidisciplinary artist teamed with Tal Danino, a postdoctoral fellow at MIT who researches the use of bacteria to help diagnose and treat cancer.

Scientists and others used bacteria grown on agar plates to create their artworks for the American Society for Microbiology’s annual Agar Art competition.

When it comes to art, germs and bacteria are not the first things that come to mind, but scientists are trying to show a more artful side to an otherwise unappealing topic. To change that view ...