[ad_1] The Ames Test combines a bacterial revertant mutation assay with a simulation of mammalian metabolism to produce a highly sensitive test for mutagenic chemicals in the environment. A rat liver homogenate is prepared to produce a metabolically active extract (S9).The question asks the examinee to explain why the Ames test for mutagens can be […]
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[ad_1] Is Ed Ames a Native American? July 9 was the 85th birthday of popular singer and actor Ed Ames—a Malden native who went on to a successful career in movies and music in the mid 20th- century. Ames became known as Boston baritone, one of the Ames Brothers, a courageous Native American from the […]