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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.

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

Step-by-step 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
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