what type of cells do you grow – Microbiology Zone

Question: what type of cells do you grow
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Asked by josborne to Pamela on 16 Jun 2011.
- Pamela Lithgow answered on 16 Jun 2011:
  
  Hi josborne,
  I grow a few different kinds of cells. I grow some kidney cells which can be useful for testing thing. But the main cells I work with are macrophage cells. Macrophages are white blood cells which can gobble up things that are invading like bacteria or cells that have been damaged. The macrophages are the cells which get infected by my virus so that is why I use them to see what happens.
  Thanks for the question, please comment and ask more if you like.
  Pam 🙂

Question: what type of cells do you grow