supernatant
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The phage-free supernatant served as a comparative control.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2023
In the tube that contained phage labeled with 35S, the supernatant contained the radioactively labeled phage, whereas no radioactivity was detected in the pellet.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
In the tube that contained the phage labeled with 32P, the radioactivity was detected in the pellet that contained the heavier bacterial cells, and no radioactivity was detected in the supernatant.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The supernatant containing the genomic DNA was transferred to a new collection tube.
From Nature ● Sep. 19, 2017
The supernatant liquors are then drained away, and the precipitate dissolved by adding a sufficiency of the remaining cyanide; this process is assisted by warming and stirring.
From On Laboratory Arts by Richard Threlfall
