test-tube

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The RNA used in experiments are usually produced in test tubes, a costly process often patented by US companies.

From Barron's

It reveals the structural traits that work under real environmental conditions rather than just in test tubes.

From Science Daily

But the majority of studies looking at the effects of herbal supplements like these on parasites have been conducted in test tubes or culture dishes — not in humans.

From Salon

It comprised a brick-coloured concoction bubbling away in a test tube.

From BBC

The suspects had concealed the creatures in "specially modified test tubes and syringes" which would have enabled the insects to survive for two months, the KWS said.

From BBC