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Magnificent Microbes

Images from Magnificent Microbes, held at Dundee Science Centre.

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A group of scientists from Molecular Microbiology gather before Magnificent Microbes 2014

A scientist hugs a giant microbe.

Two boys in lab coats sample soil microbes.

A girl holds her hand under UV light to see the spread of fake 'microbes'.

Two boys in lab coats next to the Magnificent Microbes mascot.

Drawings of onion cells tacked to a board.

Three girls learn about skin diseases caused by microbes.

Two girls press their hands into an agar plate to make microbial handprints.

Two boys play a competitive matching game about food and microbes.

Two girls make soil cultures.

Three girls learn about cell wall adaptations using balloons.

A group of boys learn about microbial biohydrogen production.

Two girls participate in Gram staining.

Two girls shake hands to pass fake microbes (represented by UV gel) between them.

A class photo.

Three young girls play the 'blast a biolfilm' game with squirt bottles.

A young boy takes part in the 'make a poo' activity to learn about the gut microbiome.

A petri dish with a colourful microbe model made out of play-dough.

A young boy learns about the microbes that live on human hands.

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Scientists work with primary school teachers to introduce kids to a world of Magnificent Microbes

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Professor Nicola Stanley-Wall FRSE FRSB FEAM

Professor Tracy Palmer FRS FRSE FSB FAAM MEAM

Dr Sarah Coulthurst

Professor Daan van Aalten FRSE

Dr Connor Bowen

Dr Xinjin Liang

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