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Fetal bovine serum (FBS) provides essential components for growth and proliferation of cells in vitro, like hormones and growth factors, attachment and spreading factors and transport proteins. However, the use of FBS bears a number of disadvantages, and serious scientific and ethical concerns were raised regarding its harvest and production. For decades, big efforts were made in the search for valuable alternatives to FBS. Most recently, we were able to offer a promising solution.
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Gstraunthaler, G., Lindl, T. Auf der Suche nach brauchbaren Serumalternativen. Biospektrum 23, 724–725 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12268-017-0843-z
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