Biology/GRAM STAIN
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WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF YOU GRAM STAINED HUMAN CELLS?
Hi SALLY; I have never tried but the purpose of a gram stain is to stain a carbohydrate in bacterial cell walls. The human cells would most likely take up some of the counter stain and the first stain would decolorize.
Try gram staining cheek cells and see what happens
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Walter Hintz
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Science teacher for over 50 years. MSc. in biology. I can answer questions in general biology, zoology, botany, anatomy and physiology and biochemistry.
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I have a MSc in biology and have been a science teacher for over 50 years. At present I am a faculty member at a college and a science consultant at seven catholic schools.
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