Friday, January 23, 2009

A Beautiful Sunset, Painted in Fluorescent Bacteria [Science]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/ljEZUDWhjc8/a-beautiful-sunset-painted-in-fluorescent-bacteria

This beach is awash in bacteria colonies that express eight different colors through fluorescent protein modification. And yes, that canvas is a petri dish. [Andrew Hires via MAKE]