host cell
Parasite's living quarters
A host cell is a living cell that harbors a virus, parasite, or other organism.
Viruses cannot reproduce on their own—they must hijack a host cell's machinery to replicate: The virus injects its genetic material into the host cell.
In genetic engineering, host cells receive foreign DNA to produce desired proteins.
Microscopic infectious agent
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
- invadeEnter by force
- replicateCopy exactly
- parasitizeLive dependently on another
lysis · viral load · capsid · retrovirus · bacteriophage · tropism · receptor · entry
Gel surrounding the nucleus
- nucleusCentral controlling part
- organelleSubcellular functional unit
- mitochondriaCell's energy-producing organelles
- ribosomeProtein synthesis site
plasma membrane · eukaryotic · prokaryotic · transcription · translation · machinery · metabolism · receptor
Collective social practices
- bioreactorVessel for growing organisms
- mediumMiddle size or state
- flaskPortable liquid container
- petri dishLidded laboratory culture container
sterile · incubator · passage · confluent · monolayer · adherent · suspension · transfection
Two-way biological benefit
- commensalismNeutral host, benefiting guest
- parasitismOne benefits, one suffers
- symbiontOrganism sharing mutual benefit
- gut floraIntestinal microbial community
microbiome · nitrogen fixation · coral · coevolution · obligate · facultative
Producing visual representations
- stainLasting surface discoloration
- fluorescenceLight emitted after absorption
- micrographMicroscope photograph
- vacuoleCell's storage compartment
visualization · confocal · electron microscopy · histology · cytology · morphology · plaque
virus
Microscopic infectious agent
parasitize · lysis · viral load · capsid · retrovirus · bacteriophage · tropism · receptor · entry · hijack
cytoplasm
Gel surrounding the nucleus
- nucleusCentral controlling part
- organelleSubcellular functional unit
- mitochondriaCell's energy-producing organelles
ribosome · plasma membrane · eukaryotic · prokaryotic · transcription · translation · machinery · metabolism · receptor · surface protein
culture
Collective social practices
- bioreactorVessel for growing organisms
- mediumMiddle size or state
- flaskPortable liquid container
petri dish · sterile · incubator · passage · confluent · monolayer · adherent · suspension · transfection · HeLa
mutualism
Two-way biological benefit
- commensalismNeutral host, benefiting guest
- parasitismOne benefits, one suffers
- symbiontOrganism sharing mutual benefit
gut flora · microbiome · nitrogen fixation · coral · coevolution · obligate · facultative
imaging
Producing visual representations
- stainLasting surface discoloration
- fluorescenceLight emitted after absorption
- micrographMicroscope photograph
vacuole · visualization · confocal · electron microscopy · histology · cytology · morphology · plaque
- Protein ExpressionE. coli, plasmid, vector, promoter, transfection
- Endosymbiosisendosymbiosis, mitochondria, chloroplast, chloroplasts, engulfment
- host-parasiteobligate parasite
- Lysogenytemperate phage, lambda phage, zygotic induction
- Fluflu, flu shot, flu vaccine, flu season, flu symptoms
- Hostsemcee, MC, master of ceremonies, compere, toastmaster