Sentences with phrase «prompt cells in culture»

In the lab, the herbicide 2,4 - dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (sold as weed killer and called 2,4 - D) can prompt cells in culture to elongate, build a new cell wall, and start dividing to form embryos.

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Moving forward, he was able to place these taste stem cells in a culture dish and prompt them to grow into the different mature taste cell types, thus creating a taste bud in a dish — scientifically known as taste organoids.

RIKEN researchers have taken up this challenge, and the work published in Cell Reports details how sequentially applying several signaling molecules to three - dimensional cultures of human embryotic stem cells prompts the cells to differentiate into functioning cerebellar neurons that self - organize to form the proper dorsal / ventral patterning and multi-layer structure found in the natural developing cerebellum.

This information could then be used to prompt embryonic stem cells to differentiate in the culture dish into neurons for potential use in cell - replacement therapy.