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Nerve cell growth. Fluorescent light micrograph of a PC12 cell following stimulation by nerve growth factor. The cell body contains the nucleus (green)

Nerve cell culture, SEM
Nerve cell culture. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of new growth from a cultured sample from a spinal cord. The numerous branching strands are neurites

View of a petri dish with bacterial cultures

Technician with bacterial cultures in petri dishes
MODEL RELEASED. Bacterial cultures. Masked techni- cian holding two petri dishes containing bacterial cultures in gloved hands

Stack of petri dishes with bacterial cultures
Bacterial cultures. View of a stack of petri dishes containing bacterial cultures. These petri dishes are filled with different coloured agar nutrient media on which bacteria are grown

Petri dishes containing bacterial cultures
Bacterial culture. View of petri dishes containing bacterial cultures. These petri dishes are filled with different coloured agar nutrient media on which bacteria are grown

Close-up of petri dishes with bacterial cultures
Bacterial culture. Close-up of petri dishes containing bacterial cultures. These petri dishes are filled with different coloured agar nutrient media on which bacteria are grown

Different media used to store or grow bacteria
Bacteria in culture. Different media used to grow or store cultures of bacteria. At centre some Petri dishes are seen in which bacteria grow in agar

Media use for growing or storing bacteria
Bacteria in culture. Different media used to grow or store cultures of bacteria. At centre some Petri dishes are seen in which bacteria grow in agar

Agar filling machine
MODEL RELEASED. Agar filling machine. Technician lifts filled petri dishes from an agar machine. Empty petri dishes are at upper left. Agar is a nutrient medium upon which bacteria can be grown

Fungal infections, Artwork. Colonies of fungi on a petri dish with examples of fungal skin infections. In the background are fungal hyphae (filaments)

Japanese noodle bowl and chopsticks, scattered with Japanese maple leaves (Acer sp.)

Cow biotechnology, conceptual image. This could represent animal cloning for either food or organ harvesting. It could also represent genetic research or genetically modified organisms

Cell culture research. Researcher using a light microscope to analyse cultured cells growing in a petri dish. These cells are growing in basal medium, an agar-based substance that contains nutrients

Stem cell, light micrograph
Stem cell. Coloured light micrograph of a human embryonic stem cell (HESC, centre) surrounded by feeder cells. HESCs are pluripotent

Cell culture research, centrifuge
MODEL RELEASED. Cell culture research. Researcher placing a cell culture sample in a centrifuge. This will be used to spin the sample and separate out the liquid and solid components

Stem cell culture. Scientist examining a petri dish used to culture human embryonic stem cells (HESCs). The HESCs are held within the drops of liquid

Pig biotechnology, conceptual image. This could represent animal cloning for either food or organ harvesting. It could also represent genetic research or genetically modified organisms

Stem cells and God. Conceptual computer artwork showing enlarged cells in a petri dish, with a representation of God from Michelangelos painting The Creation of Adam

Stem cell on spoon. Conceptual computer artwork showing an enlarged stem cell on a spoon. A stem cell is an undifferentiated cell that can produce other types of cell when it divides

Culturing genetically engineered plant seedlings

Cell culture research, electronics
Cell culture research. Pipette being used to add cultured cells (pink liquid) to a microchip that is connected to an electrical circuit with crocodile clips

Human embryonic stem cell, SEM
Stem cell. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a human embryonic stem cell (HESC, blue). HESCs are pluripotent

HaCaT culture cells
HaCaT cells. Immunofluorescence light micrograph of three HaCaT cells. Their nuclei, which contain the cells genetic information in the form of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), are blue

Stem cell, conceptual artwork. A stem cell is an undifferentiated cell that can produce other types of cell when it divides

Cultured epithelial cells growing in colonies in a petri dish. These cells have developed from parental stem cells. Epithelial cells cover the entire body surface and many structures within it

Embryonic stem cell, SEM
Embryonic stem cell. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a mouse embryonic stem cell. Embryonic stem cells are pluripotent

Cultured cress seedlings
Plant genetics research. Silhouette of Thale cress plants, Arabidopsis thaliana, growing in a culture medium. The roots (lower frame) have fine root hairs growing horizontally out of them

Human epithelial cells. Fluorescent light micrograph of human epithelial cells in culture. The nuclei, which contain the cells genetic information DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), have been dyed blue

Stem cell, computer artwork. A stem cell is an undifferentiated cell that can produce other types of cell when it divides

Stressed culture cell, SEM

Animal cloning. Computer artwork of a family tree of cloned sheep

Cystic fibrosis stem cells. Light micrograph of human embryonic stem cells containing the mutation for cystic fibrosis (CF). Stem cells are able to differentiate into other cell types (pluripotent)

HaCaT culture cell, light micrograph
HaCaT cell. Immunofluorescence light micrograph of a HaCaT cell dividing into two. The nucleus, which contains the cells genetic information, is purple

Cell culture research, fume cupboard
MODEL RELEASED. Cell culture research. Researcher using a pipette to handle a cell culture (pink). The pink liquid is a nutrient medium in which cells can be grown

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