Principle of Phage Plaque Assay When a suspension of an infective phage (e.g. T4 phage) is spread over the lawn of susceptible bacterial cells (e.g…
This is achieved by plating a phage suspension using the double agar method , and a susceptible host strain (any bacteria), to obtain plaques and f…
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Snake glands have for the first time been grown in the lab as tiny balls of cells called organoids that become filled with venom. It might mean …
The Pirbright Institute, are working to deliver a vaccine that can prevent the disease which only affects pigs, and we hope it will spur greater pu…
CLAIM Vaccine hesitancy and anti-vaccine claims are surging across the world, even as we get closer to having a COVID-19 vaccine ready. This has als…
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The process of organogenesis is the formation of organs during embryonic development. This is a coordinated event involving the migration and diffe…
Blood has long been considered the ‘go to’ medium for a range of diagnostic tests, with saliva testing downplayed because of issues with sensitivit…
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