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factsneverfeelings 1 point ago +1 / -0

The bovine serum isn't actually drawn from the beating heart of a cow foetus but is actually sold by suppliers who use the foetal blood when a pregnant cow is killed for their meat at bucheries. Hence why it is quite expensive and you can even get cell strain manufactured bovine serum.

https://www.thermofisher.com/uk/en/home/life-science/cell-culture/mammalian-cell-culture/fbs.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIuM6__cXz7QIVD5ntCh3nBwehEAAYASAAEgJvrfD_BwE&ef_id=EAIaIQobChMIuM6__cXz7QIVD5ntCh3nBwehEAAYASAAEgJvrfD_BwE:G:s&s_kwcid=AL!3652!3!414347351731!p!!g!!foetal%20bovine%20serum&cid=bid_clb_fbs_r01_co_cp0000_pjt0000_bid00000_0se_gaw_nt_pur_con