Cosmic art with Bacteria

Images of  astronomical structures that reflected the concept of "star stuff"  have been created from the bacterium E. coli, a more typical resident of the cell culture dishes by the artist  Zachary Copfer, a graduate student at the University of Cincinnati.

"I realized when I looked through the microscope, it looks pretty similar to when I look through the telescope," Copfer said. His work, made as part of his master's of fine arts degree, is scheduled to go on display at the Sycamore Street Gallery in downtown Cincinnati, along with work by other students on June 8 through 12, 2012 [Gallery: Microbes Make Galaxies]

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