Gibco Cell Culture Basics

Basic cell culture techniques for consistent results

Gibco Cell Culture Basics provides an introduction to cell culture, covering topics such as laboratory setup, safety, and aseptic techniques. You'll also find basic cell culture techniques and methods for passaging, freezing, and thawing cultured cells. Start here if you are new to cell culture techniques or need to refresh your knowledge.

To accompany the tips and tricks found here, we’ve also developed a companion handbook that introduces the fundamentals of cell culture. Download a copy to keep as a frequent reference guide.

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Visit the Gibco Cell Culture Basics Virtual Lab

Image of virtual cell culture hood in the Gibco Cell Culture Basics virtual lab

Test your cell culture knowledge and refresh on best practices. Activities and topics covered in the cell culture virtual lab include:

• Introduction to cell culture	• Contamination
• Aseptic technique	• Cell passaging
• Preparation of a cell culture	• Cell culture quiz questions

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Gibco Cell Culture Heroes spotlights PhD and post-doc researchers across the globe with the primary focus of telling the story of their research. This program promotes education and creates a community amongst researchers who are driving tomorrow's breakthroughs using cell culture.

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Discover the important factors to consider in FBS selection, the market scenarios that drive FBS availability and price, as well as the important terms you must know and use when searching for the right FBS for your research needs.

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Gibco Cell Culture Basics Handbook

A companion handbook that introduces the fundamentals of cell culture. Download a copy to keep as a frequent reference guide.

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One Cell Biology Product Handbook

We have simplified our portfolio to show you how our most popular products and services are used as single tools or integrated system solutions. This handbook is meant to expedite your search for the right cell biology product and give you an in-depth look at how we can help accelerate research.

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Gibco Cell Culture Companion

Capture and store vital experiment information on your iPhone or iPad in the lab as you count cells, perform cell culture calculations and generate growth curves. And when you're finished, you can export all data files to your Mac or PC.

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Gibco Cancer Basics

Gibco Cancer Basics is an introduction to cancer cell culture, covering topics such as the biology of cancer, cell line culture, and the culture of cancer spheroids. Download the handbook that introduces fundamentals of cancer cell culture, overview of specific cancers and the ten hallmarks of cancer.

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Virtual lab

Visit the Gibco Cell Culture Basics Virtual Lab

Test your cell culture knowledge and refresh on best practices. Activities and topics covered in the cell culture virtual lab include:

• Introduction to cell culture	• Contamination
• Aseptic technique	• Cell passaging
• Preparation of a cell culture	• Cell culture quiz questions

Explore the lab Watch video

Cell Culture Heroes

Heroes don’t seek recognition, but they deserve it. We want to show the world what they’re doing.

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