test-tube

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Jarrell-Searcy's parents met over a test-tube centrifuge in a laboratory.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The news simply said that in a test-tube study, ivermectin showed "antiviral" capabilities against omicron.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2022

Biochemist Libin Xu of the University of Washington has done test-tube studies with human cells that show QACs can disrupt the biosynthesis of cholesterol, which is essential to embryonic and fetal development.

From Scientific American • Sep. 17, 2021

After three miscarriages, they had gone through several rounds of IVF at Women & Infants in Providence, R.I., near their home in Cranston, resulting in the creation of at least 18 test-tube embryos.

From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2021

They were pioneers in the field of infertility treatments, and were responsible for the first test-tube baby born in the United States.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot