| Ames test |
A test developed by Bruce Ames in the early 1970s that investigates new or old environmental chemicals for carcinogenic effects. It uses the bacterium Salmonella typhimurium as a test organism for mutagenicity of compounds.
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| Ames test |
One of a number of procedures used to test substances for likely ability to cause cancer that combines the use of animal tissue to generate active metabolites of the substance with a test for mutagenicity in bacteria. Try the Virtual Ames Test.
Ãâó: www.madison.k12.wi.us/west/science/biotech/vocabul...
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