Microbiology with Diseases by Body System, Books a la Carte Edition & Modified Mastering Microbiology with Pearson eText -- ValuePack Access Card
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Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
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Why HIV replicates only in certain human cells and how scientists are able to culture HIV nowadays.
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Without any involvement of the living organism, the cell is grown and cultivated and is termed as cell culture. In the cell culture technique, different methods are followed to provide the same environment that is present inside living organisms. The techniques involved are to provide nutrients to a stable condition for them to grow and make passages of it. The cell culture is to help the in-vivo tests.
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Microbiology with Diseases by Body System, Books a la Carte Edition & Modified Mastering Microbiology with Pearson eText -- ValuePack Access Card
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