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Katie;

What is the purpose of the workshop? What will the participants do 
with the cells? I think these will determine what type of cells you 
need and that will lead you to the "conditions" you need.

I'd suggest you get in touch with a cell culture facility at a nearby 
university for advice and suggestions.

Martin


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>Hello all,
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>I am looking into ways of growing cell cultures in a classroom / science
>centre environment as part of a workshop. Ideally the cells grown would be
>animal cells rather than plant cells. There are obvious problems involved
>including: a) sourcing the original tissue (either human or animal) and b)
>contamination with bacteria.
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>I was wondering if anybody had found a way of growing cell cultures outside
>a laboratory?
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>Thanks in advance,
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>Katie
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