test-tube

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The modern-day fertility industry began in 1978, when Louise Brown, the world’s first “test tube baby,” was born in Manchester, England.

From Washington Post

The liquid — the color varies from yellow to black — is poured into tiny test tubes and spun in a centrifuge to separate liquid from solids.

From Washington Post

Truthfully, it was one of many test tubes that were present in the bedroom where Thomas Edison expired on October 18, 1931.

From Salon

Instead, the plants must be regenerated as a clonal organisms, such as potatoes, from plantlets growing in sterile test tubes.

From Science Magazine

Many plant stores sell test tubes, so you can create a propagation station.

From Washington Post