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- Apparently invented by happy accident in 17 th century Japan when a forgetful innkeeper left seaweed extract out in the cold, it has been used for centuries as a thickener, and to make all manner of deliciously wobbly desserts.
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Jan 26, 2016 · Apparently invented by happy accident in 17 th century Japan when a forgetful innkeeper left seaweed extract out in the cold, it has been used for centuries as a thickener, and to make all manner of deliciously wobbly desserts. In December, Nature News reported that agar supplies have been affected by a global shortage of Gelidium seaweed.
Agar was first subjected to chemical analysis in 1859 by the French chemist Anselme Payen, who had obtained agar from the marine algae Gelidium corneum. [20] Beginning in the late 19th century, agar began to be used as a solid medium for growing various microbes.
The agar "dessert medium" invented by Hesse, and that her husband Walther used to culture bacteria in his laboratory, had a percent composition of 1%-1.5%. The agar that Hesse popularized does not melt below 85°C and is often observed at 100°C.
Nov 1, 2005 · Early biologists’ generally attempted to grow micro-organisms using the food or sample on which the organism had first been observed – such as Bartolomeo Bizio’s 1832 study of ‘blood spots’ on communion wafers, caused by Serratia marcescens, which used bread as a growth medium1.
Apr 12, 2016 · the company is now a tax exile, in origin it is a heroic London startup. Started by Small in 2001 and now based out of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, Miniclip claims to have more than 200 million monthly...
On 30 May, PewDiePie, a YouTuber who then had over 42 million subscribers, uploaded the first of nine Agar.io videos and called it his "new favourite game". However, he stated in the video that his fans had been requesting an Agar.io video for a long period of time—it had already become popular via word-of-mouth across social media.
Nov 19, 2018 · When the game came out and started to become popular, many YouTubers dedicated to the game began to emerge. A great deal of people started to upload Agar.io videos, but the two most notable were Jumbo and Wun Wun. They were widely regarded as the best Agar.io players by the community, and held the highest subscription count.
