cell culture
Petri dish biology
Cell culture is the process of growing cells outside their natural environment, typically in a laboratory dish or flask with nutrients that keep them alive and multiplying.
Scientists use cell cultures to study how cells behave, test drugs, or produce biological materials like vaccines.
The term also refers to the cells themselves: The cell culture showed signs of contamination.
Lidded laboratory culture container
- incubatorControlled warming enclosure
- bioreactorVessel for growing organisms
- flaskPortable liquid container
- pipetteGraduated liquid transfer tube
hood · laminar flow · centrifuge · aspirator · water bath
Free from microorganisms
- inoculationInjection conferring disease resistance
- transfectionNon-viral gene introduction
- cryopreservationLow-temperature biological preservation
- seedingPlanting or ranking
harvesting · feeding · splitting · thawing · plating · counting
Rapid increase in quantity
- divisionSplitting into parts
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
- viabilityCapacity to succeed
- adhesionState of clinging fast
differentiation · mitosis · cytokinesis · expansion · colonies · monolayer · doubling time · senescence
Non-viral gene introduction
- plasmidSelf-replicating DNA circle
- gene expressionDNA to functional product
- transductionSignal or energy transformation
- CRISPRGene-editing molecular machinery
cloning · vector · knockout · overexpression
Cell-wall-free bacterium
- bacterialOf or from germs
- fungalOf or like mushrooms
- sterilityAbsence of microbes or fertility
- antibiotic resistanceMicrobes surviving intended killers
cross-contamination · endotoxin · quarantine · testing · prevention · detection · disposal
Blood's watery portion
- nutrientsVital dietary substances
- antibioticsBacteria-destroying medicines
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
- amino acidsOrganic compounds forming proteins
growth factors · supplements · buffering · glutamine · pyruvate
Fiber-producing connective cell
- epithelialSurface-lining tissue type
- HeLaImmortal human cell line
- hybridomaFused immortal antibody-producer
- immortalizedMade permanently remembered
adherent · suspension · hepatocyte · neuron · endothelial
Engineering using living systems
- drug screeningTest for prohibited substances
- monoclonal antibodiesIdentical lab-cloned immune proteins
- gene therapyMedical DNA modification treatment
- biopharmaceuticalsMedicines derived from living sources
petri dish
Lidded laboratory culture container
- incubatorControlled warming enclosure
- bioreactorVessel for growing organisms
- flaskPortable liquid container
pipette · hood · laminar flow · centrifuge · aspirator · water bath
sterile
Free from microorganisms
- inoculationInjection conferring disease resistance
- transfectionNon-viral gene introduction
- cryopreservationLow-temperature biological preservation
seeding · harvesting · feeding · splitting · thawing · plating · counting
proliferation
Rapid increase in quantity
- divisionSplitting into parts
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
- viabilityCapacity to succeed
adhesion · differentiation · mitosis · cytokinesis · expansion · colonies · monolayer · doubling time · senescence · quiescence
transfection
Non-viral gene introduction
- plasmidSelf-replicating DNA circle
- gene expressionDNA to functional product
- transductionSignal or energy transformation
CRISPR · cloning · vector · knockout · overexpression
mycoplasma
Cell-wall-free bacterium
antibiotic resistance · cross-contamination · endotoxin · quarantine · testing · prevention · detection · disposal
serum
Blood's watery portion
- nutrientsVital dietary substances
- antibioticsBacteria-destroying medicines
- glucosePrimary cellular fuel
amino acids · growth factors · supplements · buffering · glutamine · pyruvate
fibroblast
Fiber-producing connective cell
- epithelialSurface-lining tissue type
- HeLaImmortal human cell line
- hybridomaFused immortal antibody-producer
immortalized · adherent · suspension · hepatocyte · neuron · endothelial
biotechnology
Engineering using living systems
- drug screeningTest for prohibited substances
- monoclonal antibodiesIdentical lab-cloned immune proteins
- gene therapyMedical DNA modification treatment
- laboratorybeaker, test tube, flask, microscope, pipette
- Biology Labpetri dish, microscope, pipette, test tube, beaker
- BiotechDNA, bioengineering, genetic testing, gene, DNA sequencing
- cell biologycytoplasm, ribosome, mitochondria, nucleus, organelles
- Lab Activitiesdissection, titration, chromatography, pipetting, centrifugation
- lab biologypetri dish, test tube, pipette, PCR, centrifuge
cell culturein vivo
Within living tissue
animal model · whole organism · human trials · clinical studies · clinical trial
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