Edvotek Morphology of Cancer Cells Experiment Kit

When normal cells are grown in culture they stop growing when they become overcrowded. This is called contact inhibition. Cancer cells in culture grow in an uncontrolled way because they have lost this property. This helps tumors to form in the body. In addition, many different cell types can be present in a single tumor. This experiment allows students to see the differences between normal and cancer cells in both their growth and cell types.

• Group size: for 6 lab groups
• Time required: complete in 35 minutes
• Kit includes: instructions, ready-to-stain slides containing normal and cancer cells, rehydration buffer, eosin stain solution, methylene blue stain solution, transfer pipettes, and pre-stained control slide
• All you need: microscope with minimum 40x magnification (100x magnification recommended), forceps, distilled water, gloves, paper towels or Kimwipes, beakers, and timers, slide coverslips (optional), and mounting medium (optional)
• Storage: room temperature