In 1962, Leonard Hayflick created a cell strain from an aborted fetus. More than 50 years later, WI-38 remains a crucial, but controversial, source of cells.
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Wadman, M. Medical research: Cell division. Nature 498, 422–426 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/498422a
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