Dr Dirt

Discover new antibiotics from amazing microorganisms in this brand-new simulation game.
Dr Dirt from the Hoskisson Lab, University of Strathclyde takes you on the journey of a microbiologist on a mission to discover new medicines from bacteria that exist in the environment!
Test your samples in your very own virtual laboratory, where you will grow bacteria from the soil and ocean, and assess how good they are at producing antibiotics.
Every time you find a new antibiotic, your antibiotic database will be updated with a new entry – can you find all 12 antibiotics from your environments?
Features:
- Collect antibiotics for your database
- Simple tap and drag controls
- Info icons to keep you informed
- 12 amazing antibiotics to be discovered
- Two amazing environments to sample in
- Grow bacteria in your own virtual lab
Funded by BBSRC grants to Prof Paul Hoskisson (Grants BB/N023544/1 and BB/T001038/1)