You probably remember Petri dishes from biology class, but have you ever thought about their inventor? Julius Richard Petri, born #OTD in 1852, was the German bacteriologist who invented the Petri dish. Working in a lab that grew bacteria in a dish under a jar, Petri had the idea to cover the dish in a clear lid—and the Petri dish was born. . . . . . . . #biology #biologymajor #microbiology #petri #biotechnology #petridish #cellbiology #physiology #biologystudent #juliuspetri #OTD #humanbiology #inventor #sciencehistory #bacteria #lifescience #microbiologia #biologylab #biologyteacher #bacteriology #biologylovers #BiologyOfTheUniverse #biologyaddicts