Agar and agarose are two forms of solid growth media that are used for the culture of microorganisms, particularly bacteria. Both agar and agarose act to solidify the nutrients that would otherwise remain in solution. Both agar and agarose are able to...

Agar diffusion refers to the movement of molecules through the matrix that is formed by the gelling of agar. When performed under controlled conditions, the degree of the molecule's movement can be related to the concentration of the molecule. This...

Agar-agar; Bengal isinglass; Ceylon isinglass; Chinese isinglass; Gelose; Japan agar; Japan isinglass; Layor carang The chemical structure is a mixture of two related polysaccharides: agarose, containing D- and L-galactose, 6-methylgalactose, xylose...

A seaweed extract, also known as agar-agar, used as a solidifying or gelling agent used in cooking. In microbiology it is used to solidify bacterial growth media prior to spreading on an AGAR PLATE. One of its most useable characteristics is that it...

Agar or agar agar is a gelatinous substance chiefly used as a culture medium for microbiological work. It is an unbranched polysaccharide obtained from the cell membranes of some species of red algae or seaweed. It can be used as a laxative, a...

Today is Saturday, April 7, the 97th day of 2007. There are 268 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On April 7, 1862, Union forces led by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant defeated the Confederates at the Battle of Shiloh in Tennessee.On this date:In 1927,...

Here were two people with impeccably manicured public images bemoaning the calculated spin of politics. Two professionally driven people paying homage to life outside of work. If you tested the exchange for traces of organic life, the results would probably come back negative. But thanks...

Turkey's presidential front-runner lobbied skeptical lawmakers for their support Wednesday in an elecMacro running .......tion highlighting tensions between the defenders of secular principles and the Islamic-rooted government.As the ruling party candidate, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul is almost certain to win the presidency in a series...

Dennis Foy is a difficult guy to pin down. A pioneer of New American Cuisine in the late 70’s, he’s spent the last 30 years shuttling between restaurants in New York City and New Jersey. In the late 80’s, he opened Mondrian in midtown (with...