Description

This model was created from a 3D scan of a living bacterial colony biofilm. Winner of a 2017 FASEB BioArt award and displayed in stainless steel at the World in a Drop exhibition at the Harvard Museum of Natural History. The species is Bacillus licheniformis, grown on biofilm inducing medium. The real-size diameter of the colony is 17 mm. More information at: - http://www.faseb.org/Resources-for-the-Public/Scientific-Contests/BioArt/Past-Winners/2017-BioArt-Winners.aspx - https://directorsblog.nih.gov/2018/09/27/a-microbial-work-of-art/ - https://www.scottchimileskiphotography.com/ - https://hmnh.harvard.edu/world-drop-photographic-explorations-microbial-life Credit: Scott Chimileski, Nick Lyons and Roberto Kolter, Harvard Medical School This model has been shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International License. FOR PERSONAL AND EDUCATIONAL USE ONLY. *NOT FOR COMMERCIAL USE OR RESALE* *NOT FOR MODIFICATION or use in public exhibitions* without written consent from Scott Chimileski.