ASM Agar Art Contest
Create art using living microorganisms in petri dishes; sponsored by American Society for Microbiology.
ASM's annual Agar Art Contest is a chance for you to use science to show off your creative skills.
The 2025 Agar Art Contest, themed "Microbes Make the World Go Round," invited participants to showcase the value of science and the vital role microbes play in our daily lives.
In 2015, ASM launched the ASM Agar Art Contest to share the beautiful and diverse world of microbes with the public.
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