I have recently encountered with some contamination in U87MG cells. please help me identify the type of contamination and how can I remove it ?

Biswasini Priyadarshini @Biswasini-Priyadarshini

01 July 2024 0 5K Report

there are tiny movable dots and rods like strucrture and there are filled in my cell plate. i have no alternative but to eradicate them from the cell as I have no other stocks left. so How can I be able to remove them?

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