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Who initiated the development of serum-free media?

(a) Sato

(b) Barnes

(c) Ham

(d) Glassy

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This key question is from Media for Industrial Fermentations topic in section Media for Industrial Fermentations of Fermentation Technology

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Right answer is (c) Ham

The best I can explain: The development of serum-free media was initiated by Ham in 1965 who tried to reduce the amount of serum in media. Serum-free media contains substances that promote cell adherence, growth factors and etc.

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