Why do scientists need to be able to study cells in a laboratory environment?

They are able to understand cells well. This they do by controlling particular variables of the cell and observe the effects on the cell. This allows them to understand how the cell works. The significance of this is that it is now possible to design drugs to particular diseases that affect humans.

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StaceeLichtenstein StaceeLichtenstein · Answer 2 · 2019-02-06T07:35:20+01:00

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Cells are considered as the fundamental, structural, and functional unit of living organisms. They can not be seen through naked eyes as they are microscopic in size.

For studying, they are required to be taken outside the living system under controlled environmental conditions ( in laboratory using cell culture and different microscopic techniques).

Scientists study cells in laboratory environment so as to see the effects of varying environment on cell ( such as exposure of different drugs can be studied).

This is valuable in studying problems having clinical relevance, especially which are related to diseases, screening, and studies of mechanisms of cell toxicity.

It has significant application in the evaluation of therapeutic agents that potentially may treat disorders.