What’s with the H’s and the N’s? What’s a flu strain?
Every year there’s a new flu shot. What’s going on with all these different “strains,” and what does it all […]
Laboratory Lingo
Laboratory Lingo, Vaccine Terminology
Descendants of human fetal cells in the making of vaccines
Are there fetal cells in vaccines? No. Do some vaccines contain viruses grown in cells from the human fetal origin?
Beautiful Immune System, Laboratory Lingo
THE BEAUTIFUL IMMUNE SYSTEM LESSON 6: Antibody Classes and the Immunoglobulins Test
The body’s immune system makes antibodies in response to something it believes needs to be destroyed. Most often, antibodies are
Laboratory Lingo
What’s a Gram Stain?
One of the first things you learn about in biology classes is something called a Gram stain. You have probably