This agar is used to identify organisms that are capable of producing the enzyme lipase. This enzyme is secreted and hydrolyzes triglycerides to glycerol and three long chain fatty acids. These ...

Thus organisms capable of lactose fermentation such as Escherichia coli, form bright pinky-red colonies (plate pictured on the left here). MacConkey agar is commonly used to differentiate between the ...

Bring the mixture to a gentle boil, stirring occasionally to ensure that the agar agar is fully dissolved. Once dissolved, remove the mixture from the heat and pour it into molds or containers. Allow ...

Depending on your recipe you’ll mix the powder into a cool liquid then slowly bring it to the boil and rapidly simmer for a few minutes. I tend to use a small whisk to avoid any lumps. The agar ...

The cases all pointed to the same suspect: agar. Agar is and has been a staple of microbiology labs for a century. “We buy it in bulk. We buy kilograms at a time,” Protacio told me.

Dr. Joshua C. Agar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics at Drexel University. Prior to Drexel, Joshua was an Assistant Professor in the Department of ...

The latest high-profile claim that our problems emanate from the rise of the radical right wing came from American late-night TV talk host Stephen Colbert during his softball visit with Canadian ...

(Protacio is from the Philippines, and she originally knew agar as an ingredient in sago at gulaman, a cool, sweet drink that ...

An 18-year-old pedestrian died after being struck by a vehicle early Friday morning, Oct. 18 in El Paso’s Upper Valley, El ...

Officials have confirmed multiple fatalities after a helicopter crashed into a radio tower in East Houston on Sunday night.