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If I can pass on what I’ve learned in the past 12 months as a newly minted virus enthusiast whose peak education in the area was human physiology 101: “In vitr
by ttul 6y ago
If I can pass on what I’ve learned in the past 12 months as a newly minted virus enthusiast whose peak education in the area was human physiology 101:
“In vitro” means testing outside of the human body. Just because a result is confirmed in vitro does not mean it will be replicated when tested “in vivo” (in the actual human).
- kweinber 6y agoIn vitro literally means “In glass” (like in a test tube). In vivo means “in life” (like IRL)
- schoen 6y agoStrictly speaking, in vivo means "in a living [organism]"; "in life" would be in vita (not a term used for a kind of test). https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vivus#Latin https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vivus#Latin https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vita#Latin https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vita#Latin