The Microbiome of Art (IMAGE)

Terry Collins Assoc

The Microbiome of Art

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Identifying and managing communities of microbes on art may offer museums and collectors a new way to stem the deterioration of priceless possessions, and to unmask counterfeits in the $60 billion a year art market. Manolito G. Torralba and colleagues used small, dry polyester swabs to gently collect microbes from centuries-old, Renaissance-style art in a private collector's home in Florence, Italy.

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Jesse Ausubel

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