what would the consistency of cytoplasm be if enough of it was extracted to fill a container?

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Now I may be wrong, but I feel like I remember videos of scientist manipulating cells with essentially microscopic needles (I guess..? Seems weird now that I’m typing it). That being said. If it were possible to extract the cytoplasm from millions of cells and fill up say a beaker, what would the consistency be? And what would it actually be made up of if it’s small enough to fill a cell?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

Cytoplasm has a gel-like texture, so it would probably be thick and viscous like petroleum jelly with a slightly tougher outer skin as it dries. It’s made up of about 80% water and a small percentage of sugar, phosphate, amino acids, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, lipids, and non-organic ions.

Anonymous 0 Comments

This is better in r/askscience.