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Which vaccines have been produced using viruses grown in tissue culture?
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tissue culture
Tissue culture often requires sterile working conditions and thus is typically performed in a laminar flow cabinet (or tissue culture hood), which circulates filtered air to reduce the risk of culture contamination.
Tissue culture is a vital biological research method that allows scientists to grow cells in an artificial environment, facilitating the study of viruses and the development of vaccines.
Since the discovery that certain viruses can be successfully propagated in these cultures, the technique has been instrumental in the production of vaccines against several infectious diseases, including:
By providing a controlled setting to grow these pathogens, tissue culture enables researchers to formulate and test vaccines effectively, ensuring they can stimulate an immune response without causing serious illness in the individual.21