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HEK 293 Dig, ABCAM, Recombinant Human Prion protein PrP, NIH and a Dead Baby
What is HEK 293 and where did it come from? News Medical Life Sciences provides some answers in the article below.
"HEK293 Cells: Applications and Advantages"
"TheHEK 293 cell linewas initially produced in1973by a team led by Alex van der Eb in Leiden (Netherlands) from normal fetal human embryonic kidney cells."
"Human embryonic kidney 293 (HEK293, HEK-293, or HEK) cells are one of the most common cell lines used for research purposes, second only to HeLa cells. Their popularity is due to several properties such as easy maintenance, robustness, andease of transfection."
https://www.news-medical.net/life-sciences/HEK293-Cells-Applications-and-Advantages.aspx
Transfection defined (think RNA and DNA).
The Free Dictionary
https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/transfection