What is cell culture and how does it work?

Technique: Cell culture In this video I describe what cell culture is. I explain the major types of cell culture including primary and immortal cell culture, adherent and non-adherent cells, and 2D and 3D cell culture. I explain the advantages and disadvantages of each, and I explain the major limitations of cell culture research. Learning objectives  Describe the major types of cell culture Explain the advantages and disadvantages of each type of cell culture Explain the high through-put nature of cell culture research Describe what is in the growth media and why it is red/pink Discuss the major limitation of cell culture using Alzheimer's disease as an example Describe 3D cell culture and explain one major discovery that has been made using this method