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In vitro (Latin for "in glass"; often not italicized in English usage [3] [4] [5]) studies are conducted using components of an organism that have been isolated from their usual biological surroundings, such as microorganisms, cells, or biological molecules.
Non-English names of works should be italicized just like those in English are, e.g. Les Liaisons dangereuses. When a name should not be italicized, language markup can still ensure proper pronunciation in screen readers, by using the |italic=unset parameter: {{lang|de|italic=unset|Nürnberg}}.
Online magazines, newspapers, and news sites with original content should generally be italicized (Salon or HuffPost). Online non-user-generated encyclopedias and dictionaries should also be italicized (Scholarpedia or Merriam-Webster Online). Other types of websites should be decided on a case-by-case basis. [b]
Use of italics should conform to Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Text formatting § Italic type. Do not use articles ( a , an , or the ) as the first word ( Economy of the Second Empire , not The economy of the Second Empire ), unless it is an inseparable part of a name ( The Hague ) or of the title of a work ( A Clockwork Orange , The Simpsons ).
Why is in silico in italics? Latin phrases in science are almost always put in italics. It's an incredibly common format, and you would be corrected if you fail to do so in a paper or thesis. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.212.138.22 20:03, 29 July 2009 (UTC) Changed it to normal font. In silico is not latin.
This should not be confused with such words when they are coincidentally used as species names, in which case they are, of course, italicized as such (simplex being a common case, as in Acacia simplex). As noted elsewhere herein, some specific terms like "subsp.", "var.", and "sect." in botany are abbreviated and the names that follow them do ...
The names of major works of scripture, such as the Bible, the Quran, the Talmud, and the Vedas, should be capitalized (but are often not italicized). The adjective biblical should not be capitalized. Quranic is normally capitalized, but usage varies for talmudic, vedic, etc. Be consistent within an article.
The text of captions should not be specially formatted (with italics, for example), except in ways that would apply if it occurred in the main text. Several discussions (e.g. this one) have failed to reach a consensus on whether "stage directions" such as (right) or (behind podium) should be in italics, set off with commas, etc. Any one article ...