About the Cell Culture Basics Virtual Lab Simulation
Did you know there are approximately 37 trillion cells in your body? In the Cell Culture Basics simulation, you will learn how to culture cells in a controlled environment. You will perform the different steps to keep them healthy by using the standard cell culture process for eukaryotic cells. For this purpose, you will also learn the aseptic technique.
Provide an extra vial of cells
In the Cell Culture Basics simulation, your lab assistant is working on finding promising treatments for skin cancer. She is performing an experiment where she is using fibroblasts, but to complete the experiment, she needs more cells. Your goal is therefore to help her with the cell culture to grow more cells and store a vial for future tests.
Perform a cell culture passage
During the Cell Culture Basics lab, you will learn what the ideal physical and chemical conditions to grow eukaryotic cells are. You will also prepare the reagents needed to support the growth of cells. You will work in a biosafety cabinet and discover how to use the aseptic technique to avoid any undesired contamination in your cell culture.
Watch your cells grow – fast
Unlike in a real lab, you don’t need to wait for hours and hours to see how the fibroblasts you seed will grow. Instead, in this virtual simulation, you can fast-forward the process and make it grow in just a couple of seconds! You can use a phase contrast microscope to visualize your cell culture and identify different cell morphologies. When your cells have reached the desired growth, you will use trypsin to unravel the secrets of a cell culture passage.
Analyze cell viability and freeze cells
As your final task in the Cell Culture Basics simulation, you will analyze the viability of your cell culture using Trypan blue exclusion and an automatic cell counter. After that, you will prepare a new vial of cells to be cryopreserved using DMSO as a cryopreservation agent.
Will you be able to provide a vial of healthy cells for the cancer treatment experiments?
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