• Question: whats your favorite/most interesting cell you have looked at?

    Asked by ItzTig OMG to Matt on 16 Jun 2017. This question was also asked by jailee756.
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      Matthew Lee answered on 16 Jun 2017:

      I really like PC3 cells! These are prostate cancer cells, and they are super super aggressive. They look really different to other cells because they are so aggressive, thsi means they have a different phenotype (the cells personality) to other cells. So they look spiky and the move fast and grow fast. Also they dont mind being on their own, a lot of cells will only grow when they are near other cells but PC3 cells will be happy on their own or with other cells. There is a picture of them on my profile but you can also see them here – https://www.lgcstandards-atcc.org/~/media/Attachments/D/B/B/1/1813.ashx

      This website gives you all the information about them as well https://www.lgcstandards-atcc.org/Products/All/CRL-1435.aspx?geo_country=gb#characteristics this website is kind of like the amazon for buying cells! Very cool!

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