The lentivirus-containing media were collected 48 h post-transfection and filtered to remove cells.
In adult animals apoptosis is used to remove cells that have become a threat to survival.
Detergent/enzyme decellularization methods remove cells and cellular debris while leaving intact structural protein "scaffolds".
Bovine ACLs were treated with Triton-X, sodium deoxycholate, ribonuclease, and deoxyribonuclease to remove cells.
Methods: Scientists used a detergent to remove cells from the existing liver, leaving a scaffold of proteins and other molecules.
If glutamate concentrations could be accurately monitored, surgeons could find and remove cells that poorly regulate glutamate levels.
After further culture for 72 hours, the culture media were harvested by centrifugation (5,000 × g, 10 minutes) to remove cells and cell debris.
In the absence of disease, macrophages serve as the preeminent phagocytes of the body, specialized to kill and remove cells deemed to be a threat.
In other cases, Zhang said, scientists might be able to remove cells from the body, repair their DNA, and then reinject them.
Tissue engineers remove cells from a patient's vessels, grow them on a porous tube, and nurture the structure until it's strong enough to reimplant.
In an ideal world, clinicians would be able to remove cells with such deleterious point mutations right after they are created to fight diseases much more effectively.
