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3D Cell Cultures, ‘Mini-Brains,’ Human Tissue-based Bioinks and more...

From CAARE Citizens for Alternatives to Animal Research
September 2023

We are excited to see a trend emerging in which scientists are developing new gels and growth media to support advanced cell cultures that are entirely without animal components.

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Scientific evidence continues to mount, proving that we can’t experiment on animals and get accurate results, but until recently researchers didn’t realize how all-encompassing that reality is.

The fact is, even many of the animal alternatives that are on the cutting-edge of technology are unfortunately mired in animal derived ingredients. Even when scientists prepare organoids or other advanced cell cultures from human cells, they are often grown in gels made from animal components.

It's no surprise that these animal byproducts affect the efficacy of human cell and tissue cultures. Animal-derived ingredients lead to cell cultures that do not accurately reflect the physiology of human tissues and result in inconsistency and poor reproducibility between batches.

That’s why we’re excited to see a trend emerging in which scientists are developing new gels and growth media to support advanced cell cultures that are entirely without animal components.

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