Fetal bovine serum: how to leave it behind in the pursuit of more reliable science

Cell cultures form the backbone for scientific research and development, but also for clinical diagnostics and biotechnology. Supplying cells in vitro with growth factors, hormones, and other nutrients is achieved most often by supplementing culture media with fetal bovine serum (FBS). Despite its n...

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Main Authors: Tilo Weber, Atena Malakpour-Permlid, Aline Chary, Vito D’Alessandro, Leah Haut, Sebastian Seufert, Esther Veronika Wenzel, James Hickman, Karen Bieback, Joachim Wiest, Wilhelm Gerhard Dirks, Sandra Coecke, Stina Oredsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Toxicology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ftox.2025.1612903/full
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