Thanks for having to make me learn a new word today!
Lysis (/ˈlaɪsɪs/ LY-sis) is the breaking down of the membrane of a cell, often by viral, enzymic, or osmotic (that is, “lytic” /ˈlɪtɪk/ LIT-ik) mechanisms that compromise its integrity. A fluid containing the contents of lysed cells is called a lysate. In molecular biology, biochemistry, and cell biology laboratories, cell cultures may be subjected to lysis in the process of purifying their components, as in protein purification, DNA extraction, RNA extraction, or in purifying organelles.
It’s a trap! She’s going to round us all up and cream us!!! Or force us to play Russian roulette… or maybe just make us smile. Well played, Teresa. Well played!
Thanks for all of your work in the funny pages, Mark. You have been a pro’s pro in an industry that doesn’t pay much. I love Lio, bought the merch and will hopefully be following your work for years to come!
Cunk On Earth: Nothing less than a history of human civilisation, in which Cunk asks the big questions, such as “What was the Soviet Onion?”