Mario Recreated In Petri Dish [Mario]

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http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2009/12/500x_003216c74ab.jpgIn the name of science and awesome, researchers from the University of Osaka in Japan created this Mario in a petri dish. How?
By genetically engineering bacteria to express fluorescent proteins and carotenoid pigments. The result?
Mario from Super Mario Bros.
*applause*
Masterworks in Petri dishes (http://www.newscientist.com/gallery/microbe-art) [NewScientist Thanks, Tommy!]


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