Search Results for: cell culture
Cell culture
Definition noun, plural: tissue cultures (1) The technique of cultivating cell strains or lines, especially animal cells, in... Read More
Animal cell culture
Animal cell culture (Science: cell culture) Mammalian cells are fragile and harder to grow than other cell types, but their... Read More
Tissue culture
Definition noun, plural: tissue cultures (1) The technique of culturing animal or plant tissue in a controlled medium away... Read More
Organ culture
Definition noun, plural: tissue cultures (1) The technique of cultivating organ primordia or pieces of tissue in the... Read More
Axenic culture
Definition noun A microbial culture that contains only one species, variety, or strain of... Read More
Established cell line
Established cell line --> cell line (Science: cell culture) a cell line is a permanently established cell culture that... Read More
Asexual reproduction
Asexual Reproduction Definition What is asexual reproduction? Asexual reproduction is a mode of reproduction that does not... Read More
Facultative anaerobe
Facultative Anaerobe Definition What does facultative anaerobe mean? Facultative organisms are the most adaptable... Read More
Hayflick phenomenon
Definition noun The phenomenon characterized by the limited number of times a normal cell population would divide... Read More
Petri dish
Definition noun, plural: Petri dishes A circular dish made of glass or plastic and with a loose-fitting cover, used in... Read More
Smooth muscle
The smooth muscle can be described as a type of muscle in the human body that is non-striated and involuntary in action.... Read More
A twist of fate — Reprogrammed fibroblasts resemble embryonic stem cells
Stem cell biology takes another exciting leap forward as scientists report that normal tissue cells can be reprogrammed to... Read More
The consequences of antibiotic use in horticulture
Leading articles Frederick R. Falkiner* Department of Clinical Microbiology, Trinity College, Dublin; Central Pathology... Read More
Synchronous cell population
synchronous cell population (Science: cell culture) A culture of cells that all divide in synchrony. Particularly useful for... Read More
Growth and Plant Hormones
Growth All living organisms begin in the same form: as a single cell. That cell will divide and the resulting cells will... Read More
Inoculation
Inoculation Definition In Immunology, inoculation is defined as the process of introducing an antigenic substance or... Read More
Electroporation
Definition noun, plural: electroporations A non-chemical method that transfers the genetic material into the recipient cell... Read More
Tissue culture plastic
tissue culture plastic (Science: cell culture) Polystyrene that has been rendered wettable by oxidation, a treatment that... Read More
Immortalization
Immortalization --> immortalisation (Science: cell biology) The ability of a genetically engineered cell line to... Read More
Cell strains
Cell strain (Science: cell culture) cells adapted to culture, but with finite division potential. See: cell... Read More
Batch culture
Definition noun, plural: batch cultures A large-scale closed system culture in which cells are grown in a fixed volume of... Read More
Density dependent inhibition of growth
Density dependent inhibition of growth (Science: cell culture) The phenomenon exhibited by most normal (anchorage dependent)... Read More
Assimilation
Assimilation Definition What is assimilation? Assimilation in biology is defined as the process in which living organisms... Read More
Plaque assay
Definition noun An assay used for virus isolation and purification, and to determine viral titers. Supplement The plaque... Read More
Myogenesis
Definition noun (embryology) The formation of muscle tissues through the differentiation of progenitor cells myoblasts... Read More
Dead Man Walking
Dead Man Walking: Wade Davis and the Secret of the Zombie Poison By Patrick D. Hahn Accepted on September 4, 2007 Twenty... Read More
Growth rate
Growth rate (Science: biology, cell culture, Ecology) The rate, or speed, at which the number of organisms in a population... Read More
Physical containment
physical containment (Science: cell culture) Creation of physical barriers to keep genetically engineered organisms inside... Read More
Streptomycin
streptomycin (Science: drug) Commonly used antibiotic in cell culture media: acts only on prokaryotes and blocks transition... Read More
Death phase
Death phase (Science: cell culture) The final growth phase in a culture, during which nutrients have been depleted and cell... Read More
Obligate aerobe
Before we define obligate aerobes, let us first understand and define aerobic organisms. Aerobic organisms are those that... Read More
On-line shopping – for viruses, fungi, bacteria and much more
Soon, it will not just be catalogues of consumer goodies such as wines, books and cars that you can browse on the world... Read More