Keeping It Clean: Why Aseptic and Sterile Techniques Matter in Microbiology

This article is a guest post contributed by Ossila Ltd. In microbiology, keeping things clean is essential. Microbes are everywhere: in the air, on your hands, and on every surface. That makes working with specific organisms challenging, especially when you only want to grow or study one without any contamination from others. Scientists working with microbes must be careful not to introduce any unwanted microbes into their experiments. This is where aseptic and sterile techniques come into play.