Cell Culture 101: Safety Practices & Solutions

Biosafety Cabinets and CO₂ Incubators are two of the most common equipment found in microbiological labs. They have a wide range of applications, with cell culture work being the most common. Despite these being common equipment and procedure, there are some potential risks that many people are not aware of in their daily operation of biosafety cabinets, CO₂ incubators, and general cell culture work. These two articles provide “Back to Basics” guidelines, plus some lesser-known safety tips that can reduce the risk of pathogen exposure and sample contamination in your lab. This can be beneficial for new lab personnel and students, or serve as a refresher to experienced researchers.