Australian scientists look to overseas providers of an important but increasingly hard-to-get abattoir by-product.
abc.net.au/news/foetal-calf-blood-record-price-vital-for-cancer-research/102780202A vital ingredient used by laboratories around Australia is in short supply and its rising value is having an impact on important research.Researchers rely on the commodity for work such as vaccine manufacturing and cancer researchFoetal calf blood, mostly used in medical research and pharmaceutical industries, has this year reached a record price of $683 a litre, ex-abattoir.
Claudine Bonder from the Centre for Cancer Biology at the University of South Australia said there were no alternatives to foetal bovine serum in cancer research. "Our preference is for Australian-sourced FBS ... but it can be cost prohibitive sometimes, and we are competing against other research labs who need that resource."French bovine serum much cheaper
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