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Albumin is one of the most extensively used proteins in biological research today. It acts as a powerful antioxidant in cell culture. It binds, sequesters and stabilizes a variety of molecular species which are often unstable. This acidic, soluble protein has both high- affinity and secondary binding sites, optimizing the roles that fatty acids, metals, disulfides, and other molecules play in cellular metabolism.

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You may be familiar with the terms "traceability" and "origin" in reference to fetal bovine serum (FBS), but how do these topics really impact the use of serum in cell culture? "Origin" is simply the country in which the raw material was collected. "Traceability" refers to the documentation roadmap that connects serum origin to final manufacturing and distribution.

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DOES YOUR SERUM CONTAIN TETRACYCLINE?We do not add this antibiotic to serum during manufacturing. Tetracycline is an antibiotic which is often used to treat animals prior to slaughter. Although there should be sufficient time between the last dose of antibiotic and slaughter for the drug to metabolize, this is not always the case and the serum may contain residual amounts of tetracycline.HOW LONG CAN FROZEN HUMAN SERUM BE STORED?Although it is impossible to claim stability data for every possible application and use for human serum AB, we conservatively estimate that if this product is stored properly at -20ºC, it can...

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Stem cell research needs breakthroughs

Stem cell-based therapeutics are a fast-growing area of early-stage biotech research, targeting diseases fromamyotrophic lateral sclerosisandDuchenne muscular dystrophytocancerandHIV, supportingregenerative medicine, and even potentially making thedeaf hear again. Stem cells can also be used in drug screening, as they can give early signs of the effects of drugs on the whole body.

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Preclinical studies have raised a potential red flag on anti-VEGF therapies, suggesting that increasingly aggressive use in eye disease could trip off side effects and even cause long-term damage.

When the researchers blocked VEGF-A in mice, they found changes to the ciliary body, which produces aqueous humor (the fluid that fills the front portion of the eye), linked with falling intraocular pressure. The research was published in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (IOVS).

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