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plaque assay — (1) Assay for virus in which a dilute solution of the virus is applied to a culture dish containing a layer of the host cells; convective spread is prevented by making the medium very viscous. After incubation the ‘plaques’, areas in which cells… … Dictionary of molecular biology
test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… … Medical dictionary
Plate reader — Microplate Readers (also known as Plate readers) are laboratory instruments designed to detect biological, chemical or physical events of samples in microtiter plates. They are widely used in research, drug discovery, bioassay validation, quality … Wikipedia
SETI — Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) is the collective name for a number of activities to detect intelligent extraterrestrial life. The general approach of SETI projects is to survey the sky to detect the existence of transmissions… … Wikipedia
Search for extraterrestrial intelligence — The search for extraterrestrial intelligence is sometimes abbreviated as SETI. For other uses, see SETI (disambiguation). Screen shot of the screensaver for SETI@home, a distributed computing project in which volunteers donate idle computer power … Wikipedia
Fecal coliforms — (sometimes faecal coliforms) are facultatively anaerobic, rod shaped, gram negative, non sporulating bacteria. They are capable of growth in the presence of bile salts or similar surface agents, oxidase negative, and produce acid and gas from… … Wikipedia
Green fluorescent protein — EGFP redirects here. EGFP may also refer to the ICAO airport code for Pembrey Airport. GFP ribbon diagram. From PDB 1EMA … Wikipedia
Spirulina (dietary supplement) — Taxobox color = lightgrey name = Spirulina image width = 200px domain = Bacteria phylum = Cyanobacteriaassis = Chroobacteria ordo = Oscillatoriales familia = Phormidiaceae genus = Arthrospira subdivision ranks = Species subdivision = About 35. *… … Wikipedia
Polyphenol — Plant derived polyphenol, tannic acid, formed by esterification of ten equivalents of the phenylpropanoid derived gallic acid to a monosaccharide (glucose) core from primary metabolism … Wikipedia
metalwork — metalworker, n. /met l werrk /, n. objects made of metal. [1840 50; METAL + WORK] * * * Useful and decorative objects fashioned of various metals. The oldest technique is hammering. After с 2500 BC, casting was also used, molten metal being… … Universalium
