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: CS1 maint: location (link)It's how you want to parse it," says Alexandra Bowie, a Regeneron spokesperson. "But the 293T cell lines available today are not considered fetal tissue
I received an e-mail a few months ago from Professor Frank Graham, who established this cell line. He tells me that to the best of his knowledge, the exact origin of the HEK293 fetal cells is unclear. They could have come from either a spontaneous miscarriage or an elective abortion.
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