the first domestic guide to the cultivation of cells outside the body - single-layer cultures, cultures of transplanted cells of clonal lines, culture of cells in a suspended state. The composition and properties of synthetic and natural culture media. are described in detail. Contents: tissue cultivation, requirements for sterility, water quality and media, application of cell cultures in the study of viruses, interaction of viruses and cells, titration of viruses, etc. There is a long history. Nutrient media and natural components are attached. At the end, a large list of foreign and domestic literary sources with article titles. The book is designed for virologists, oncologists, cytologists, biochemists.