Ames test

English

Etymology

First described in the early 1970s by Bruce Ames and his group at the University of California, Berkeley.

Noun

Ames test (plural Ames tests)

  1. A biological assay to assess the mutagenic potential of chemical compounds, using Salmonella typhimurium bacteria.
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