Insect cell culture

Schneider’s Insect medium was developed to support the growth of excised Imaginal Discs from the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. When supplemented with 5-20% heat-inactivated fetal bovine serum, Schneider’s medium has been found to support the rapid growth of both primary and established cultures of cells derived from Drosophila spp. and several other dipterans....