Topics and Expertise: cell culture techniques

Using antibiotics to stop contamination in cell cultures changes them, study finds

Thu Aug 31, 2017
Ryu in the lab

Ann Hane Ryu, a graduate student in the lab of Nadav Ahituv, PhD, works with cell cultures.

The common lab practice of adding antibiotics to cell cultures to prevent contamination can actually induce genetic changes in the cells, a paper senior-authored by Nadav Ahituv, PhD, found. Ahituv is a faculty member in the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, a joint department...