cell line

American  

noun

Cell Biology.

1. a perpetuating strain of cells in laboratory culture.

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cell line British  

noun

1. biology a clone of animal or plant cells that can be grown in a suitable nutrient culture medium in the laboratory

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Etymology

Origin of cell line

First recorded in 1950–55

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cell line

"Watching these tiny organelles in the nucleus dissolve, consistently across every cell line and every flu strain we tested, told us this isn't a side effect of infection -- it might be a strategy,"

From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026

The work was made possible by the first laboratory-grown lung cell line developed from the greater horseshoe bat.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 24, 2026

The cell line, called "HeLa" after the patient's first and last name, was sent to research labs around the world.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026

They used CRISPR/Cas9 to introduce the exact same mutation into a healthy stem cell line.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 17, 2025

Cell number one in the ATCC’s collection was the L-cell, the original immortal mouse cell line grown by Wilton Earle.

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