List of top Biotechnology Questions on Animal Cell Culture

Although not required for cell growth, antibiotics are added in animal cell culture medium. Give reason. Name two such antibiotics.

Two statements are given – one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Assertion (A): CO₂ incubators prevent the desiccation of the animal cell culture medium.
Reason (R): A pan of water is kept at all times in a CO₂ incubator chamber to maintain high relative humidity.

The technique to isolate and grow human embryonic stem cells in culture was developed by:

________________________ cultures can be maintained for a prolonged period of time by repeated sub-culturing.