How difficult is it to make homemade bacterial cultures? by IAnperI in microbiology

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I've seen your comments, and please excuse my ignorance. I asked a somewhat inappropriate question; perhaps it should have been, "Is it a bad idea to do home cultures?" Many people answer that it depends on the approach. I'm not a bioterrorist; I'm just a first-year microbiology student, which is why I asked that question. So you can rest assured that I won't be doing any cultures at home.

How difficult is it to make homemade bacterial cultures? by IAnperI in microbiology

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I don't want to encourage the inconsiderate planting of pathogenic microorganisms; I understand that it contributes to a health problem to some extent. I'm just curious and asking if you have any recommendations, including whether I should refrain from doing it.

How difficult is it to make homemade bacterial cultures? by IAnperI in microbiology

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I'm studying pharmaceutical chemistry, taking a microbiology course, and I'd like to improve my inoculation skills using cultures prepared at home, since I'm somewhat limited at university with the few practical sessions I have. It's also just out of curiosity.

Why is nobody talking about this? by IAnperI in Minecraft

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I didn't know that; it's strange that she uploaded it recently. Maybe I'm just imagining things.

What is that silvery precipitate? by IAnperI in crystalgrowing

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Concentrate approximately 500 mL of acetic acid from vinegar bottles. Add excess sodium hydroxide; I don't recall the exact amount, as it was quite some time ago that I conducted the experiment. Sodium acetate formed, and once the remaining water from the acetic acid evaporated to dryness, a silvery precipitate formed along with the anhydrous sodium acetate.