If you suspect there’s mold inside your AC unit, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recommends unplugging and turning ...

Firefighters reportedly brought in their own Petri dishes to test the air quality and mold levels, and say the resulting samples confirmed their fears."There's firefighters that are out sick, one ...

The mold growth inhibition was evaluated by measuring the diameter of the mold colony for 4 days with the maximum possible growth equal to the Petri dish diameter (8.5 cm). In the control Petri dish, ...

Mold tests come in various formats, including swabs, tape strips, air pumps, and petri dish tests. Swabs and tape strip tests collect potential contaminants from a surface like a counter or tabletop.

In the past week, MIT launched a new life sciences initiative, a Woburn biotech started working with GSK and a local CFO joined a new Cambridge company. Biotech with Cambridge lab slashes 83% of ...

She also believes science and publications such as The Petri Dish are not just for scientists. “It’s also for anyone who is ‘non-science’, because today, we see a lot of misinformation.

Here, Penicillium notatus is shown growing in a petri dish with bacteria. The mold is surrounded by a zone where the bacteria can't grow well. (Image credit: Getty Images) ...