The Lab Talks
- ARTIS-Micropia
At ARTIS-Micropia, you can watch paramecia and fungi in action. With so many fascinating things passing before your eyes, you're bound to have questions. Ask them right away to the lab technicians during the 'Lab Talks'. Each month, this talk focuses on a new theme.
This month, the lab technician talks about: How to take care of a microbe
The laboratory is the heart of ARTIS-Micropia. Here, microbiologists care for all the microbes that you can see throughout the museum, from bacteria and fungi, to algae and water bears.
But you may wonder: what is it exactly that they do? How do you take care of a microbe? The simple, but unsatisfying answer: it depends. Some microbes grow better in liquid cultures, others on solid medium. Some microbes need light to grow, other prefer life in darkness. Some species need care every week, others can remain untouched in the freezer for years. What they do have in common is that you need a microscope to check on them, and make a decision about what they need.
Join this month’s lab talk and learn through a live demonstration how the lab technicians monitor and maintain the microbial cultures.
Practical information
- When
- every day
- Time
- at 11:30, 13:30, and 15:30
- Where
- in front of the laboratorium
- Duration
- 20 minutes