Question

Some scientists reproduce, or grow, cells in a laboratory setting so they can study the cells for particular reasons. Research different examples of cells being reproduced in a lab. What is the purpose behind doing this? Name two advantages and two disadvantages to this type of reproduction.

Answer 1

Cell culture is the method applied by scientists to grown, cells in the laboratory setting to study the cells for particular reasons.

Explanation:

Cell culture is basically a method for survival, reproduction etc which are done under controlled conditions in the space outside the environment. This is also used for data mining.

Purpose: Cell culture is used for propagation of virus

Advantages:

• Vaccine production by replication of virus
• Detection of viral cell of virus
• Convenient easy and economical method

Disadvantages

• Maintenance of sterile aseptic conditions.  
• Increases microbial contamination
• Cross contamination takes place