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Viability test

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Peter Hosking - Living Cell Technologies

The viability test tells us that the cells are alive. For viability, we use a stain, it’s called AOPI, and the viable cells stain up in a green colour. If the cells weren’t alive and metabolising, they wouldn’t pick up the stain.

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Rights: Living Cell Technologies Ltd
Published: 18 November 2011
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