Most cell culture research is not animal free research. After all, the serum
that is commonly used to grow cells (Fetal Calf Serum, or FCS), is harvested,
with a high chance of suffering, from living bovine foetuses taken from
pregnant cows during slaughter. In addition, the use of FCS contributes to the
reproducibility crisis in science.
The 3Rs-Centre Utrecht Life Sciences and Animal Free Research UK launch today a
website that enables scientists to identify FCS-free media for specific cell
types:
fcs-free.org<https://www.linkedin.com/redir/redirect?url=fcs-free%2Eorg&urlhash=XM5y&_t=tracking_anet>.
https://www.uu.nl/en/news/fewer-animals-used-for-research-thanks-to-new-online-platform<https://www.linkedin.com/redir/redirect?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Euu%2Enl%2Fen%2Fnews%2Ffewer-animals-used-for-research-thanks-to-new-online-platform&urlhash=iyzp&_t=tracking_anet>
More background information:
https://doi.org/10.14573/altex.1705101<https://www.linkedin.com/redir/redirect?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi%2Eorg%2F10%2E14573%2Faltex%2E1705101&urlhash=1PUs&_t=tracking_anet>
With best regards,
Jan van der Valk
Jan van der Valk, PhD | Coordinator 3Rs-Centre Utrecht Life Sciences | Dept.
Animals in Science and Society | Fac. Veterinary Medicine | Utrecht University
| Yalelaan 2 | NL-3584 CM Utrecht | The Netherlands | Email:
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