The right answer is no. ❌
How can you be so rude, you may ask? 🤨
Are we mean? No, we just follow correct procedures in the cell culture lab, where sharing is not necessarily caring. ‼️
If one colleague in the cell culture lab asks another if they can “borrow” some of their reagents, media, or even cells, the answer should be no. You don’t have to be rude. You can fetch your colleague a fresh aliquot 🧪, but do not share yours. ✔️✔️✔️
In the cell culture laboratory, reagents and media have to be dedicated to one single cell line only. 👍 One should not share anything such as media or even wastes. Otherwise, we risk the transfer of bacteria from one vessel to another. Even worse (much worse!), we risk cross-contaminating our cultures with other cell lines. ☝️😮
So, next time someone asks you to share reagents in the cell culture lab, say no.
In the cell culture lab, share knowledge and kind words, but no reagents. ❤️🧪❌
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Author: asban