Combined Science GCSE
Cells
What Cells means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Reference: AQA
Individual units grown in culture, used first to see whether a new drug harms them or changes how they grow.
The fundamental units of living organisms, in which all living processes occur or are controlled.
Topics that use Cells
- Discovery and development of drugs (AQA GCSE)
- Key ideas (AQA GCSE)
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