minilab
Small photo developer
A minilab is a compact photo-processing facility, typically found in drugstores, camera shops, or big-box retailers, that develops film and prints photographs on-site within an hour or less.
The term emerged in the 1980s when automated equipment made quick turnaround possible without sending film to large centralized labs.
With digital photography, minilabs have largely disappeared or converted to printing digital images.
Film processing chamber
- developingBecoming more advanced
- printsCopied images on paper
- negativesUnfavorable aspects or refusals
- enlargementsIncreases in size
Flat work surface
- portableAble to be carried
- compactTightly packed together
- space-savingMinimizing area used
- modularMade of separable units
integrated · streamlined · user-friendly · efficient · versatile · lightweight · economical · handy
Open-mouthed laboratory vessels
- microscopeInstrument for viewing minute objects
- pipettesLiquid-measuring lab tubes
- centrifugeSpinning density-separation device
- reagentsSubstances for chemical analysis
specimens · cultures · incubator · flasks · titration · experiments · analysis · samples
Systematic testing of ideas
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
- discoveryAct of finding something
- dataFacts for analysis
- investigationFormal examination of facts
methodology · empirical · observation · study · fieldwork · replication · validation · controls
Study of entire genetic sequences
- bioinformaticsComputational analysis of genetic data
- PCRDNA amplification technique
- sequencingDetermining element order
- CRISPRGene-editing molecular machinery
amplification · electrophoresis · biomarkers · genotyping · cloning
darkroom
Film processing chamber
- developingBecoming more advanced
- printsCopied images on paper
- negativesUnfavorable aspects or refusals
benchtop
Flat work surface
- portableAble to be carried
- compactTightly packed together
- space-savingMinimizing area used
modular · integrated · streamlined · user-friendly · efficient · versatile · lightweight · economical · handy · tabletop
beakers
Open-mouthed laboratory vessels
- microscopeInstrument for viewing minute objects
- pipettesLiquid-measuring lab tubes
- centrifugeSpinning density-separation device
reagents · specimens · cultures · incubator · flasks · titration · experiments · analysis · samples · assays
experimentation
Systematic testing of ideas
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
- discoveryAct of finding something
- dataFacts for analysis
investigation · methodology · empirical · observation · study · fieldwork · replication · validation · controls · variables
genomics
Study of entire genetic sequences
- bioinformaticsComputational analysis of genetic data
- PCRDNA amplification technique
- sequencingDetermining element order
CRISPR · amplification · electrophoresis · biomarkers · genotyping · cloning
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