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A brief history of the development of the KSOM family of media

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Capsule In honoring Professor Biggers on the ocassion of his 90th birthday, this article reviews his seminal contributions towards the development of KSOM media.

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Summers, M.C. A brief history of the development of the KSOM family of media. J Assist Reprod Genet 30, 995–999 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-013-0097-8

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