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The use of Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS) is ubiquitous in cell culture research. FBS is harvested from cow fetuses, with one fetal cow yielding up to one standard 500mL bottle of FBS. With worldwide demand for FBS a staggering 800,000 litres per annum and climbing, that's a lot of dead cows.
FBS isn't just ethically contentious, it's also expensive, with prices having increased by over 300% in recent years. It's not ideal for scientific research either. As an animal-derived product, FBS varies between batches, is subject to contamination and influences the behaviour of the cells it is used to culture. This affects the consistency and reliability of important research, as well as scientists' ability to translate their results into the clinical space.
FBS isn't just ethically contentious, it's also expensive, with prices having increased by over 300% in recent years. It's not ideal for scientific research either. As an animal-derived product, FBS varies between batches, is subject to contamination and influences the behaviour of the cells it is used to culture. This affects the consistency and reliability of important research, as well as scientists' ability to translate their results into the clinical space.
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