Dye Experiment (IMAGE)

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Dye Experiment

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Grown on a dye that turns blue when it binds to iron, yeast that acquired a new ability to scavenge iron from bacteria turn the dye orange as they soak up nearby iron.

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Chris Hittinger and Drew Doering

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