Aka Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Hi, how long does a cell, normal and cancerous, live outside a living host? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insane_alien Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 that would depend on quite a few things such as(but not limited to) the amount of fuel stored in the cell, ability to transpire gaseous oxygen, waste tolerance, temerature tolerances, metabolism and so on. if you give us a list of cells then we could better answer your question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YT2095 Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Indefinately depending upon the Cell. there`s insufficient data in your question for an accurate answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aka Posted October 15, 2006 Author Share Posted October 15, 2006 if you give us a list of cells then we could better answer your question Squamous cell Gonadotropes Hepatocytes pneumocyte pericyte muscle fiber Red blood cells mast cell Merkel cells Squamous Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insane_alien Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 i meant to say and the conditions as well. are they left in air, agar, vacuum, hot, cold what? we need all the info you can supply us with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecoli Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 I think something depends on what you mean by alive, too. Would you consider a tissue culture alive? The cells might be alive, but it's not a living organism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aka Posted October 15, 2006 Author Share Posted October 15, 2006 ^ sorry, if they were in air at room temperature, on a surface. Alive as in preforming cell functions, metabolism, reproduction etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket Man Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 someone sneezed on something that ended up on the moon or something, i think it was either analysed there or taken back as a sample, im not too sure on the details but the common cold survived 3 years in a total vacuum and tremendous radiation and then continued multiplying when conditions became favourable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glider Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Squamous cellGonadotropes Hepatocytes pneumocyte pericyte muscle fiber Red blood cells mast cell Merkel cells Squamous Thanks One of this list ain't like the other ones... one of this list just don't belong... doo-doodedoo Red blood cells (erythrocytes) aren't 'alive' to begin with. Unlike the other cells in the list, they have no DNA, no nucleus and no metabolism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharonY Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 [nitpick] You mean mammalian erythrocytes, right? [/nitpick] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glider Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Yes. Presumably the OP was talking about mammalian cells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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