Petri Dish Growth (IMAGE) Duke University Caption The Gunsch lab has a long history of growing and studying microbial communities in Petri dishes with the goal of engineering new behaviors. Credit Duke University Usage Restrictions None License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.