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2 total messages Started by Anthony Foglia Tue, 05 Jan 1993 01:15

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Author: Anthony Foglia
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1993 01:15

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By doing a lab in biology, I remarked that bacteria smelled. A
friend's mother over heard me say this and contradicted my hypothesis. 
She said that it wasn't the bacteria that smelled, but rather it was the 
process of the bacteria rotting the broth that was used in the 
experiment. Which one of us is right? I am also curious where I can find 
more information on this topic.

One question about the experiment also interested me : Why were certain 
orgaisms present after the broth was contaminated? My hypothesis is that 
the broth was a suitable enviroment for these organisms to grow otherwise 
they wouldn't grow right? Well, thank you for your help.

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Re: bacteria

#2791

Author: Matthew Moore
Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1993 19:37

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tony@phsbbs.princeton.nj.us (Anthony Foglia) writes:

>By doing a lab in biology, I remarked that bacteria smelled. A
>friend's mother over heard me say this and contradicted my hypothesis. 
>She said that it wasn't the bacteria that smelled, but rather it was the 
>process of the bacteria rotting the broth that was used in the 
>experiment. Which one of us is right? I am also curious where I can find 
>more information on this topic.

If you fart, do you smell? If you smell of sweat, is it you that smells
of sweat, or is it the products of bacteria breaking down your sweat?
If you cook meat, does the meat smell, or is it the air around it?

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