Talk:Financial incentive
Some group that calls itself ATCC sells primary dermal microvascular endothelial cells obtained from neonatal foreskins. The descriptions are as follows:
ATCC® Number: PCS-110-010 Price: $559.00
Name: Primary Dermal Microvascular Endothelial Cells; Normal, Human, Neonatal
Biosafety Level: 1
Shipped: frozen
Organism: Homo sapiens (human)
Source: Neonatal foreskin
Growth Properties: Adherent
Age: Neonatal
Morphology: Cobblestone appearance
Number of Viable Cells per Vial: ≥ 500,000 in cryopreservation medium
Volume per Vial: 1 ml
More info at:
Coriell Institute for Medical Research sells epidermal keratinocytes derived from neonatal foreskins.
Price: $250
Product Summary
Description Epidermal keratinocytes - pooled, cultures established on collagen IV
Derivation Neonatal foreskins
Product 1,250,000 viable cells frozen/ampule
State Cryopreserved
Donor Pooled
Passage level First
Recommended medium Defined keratinocyte serum-free medium
Recommended substrate Collagen IV 0.5-1.0 µg/cm2
Positive marker Morphology through serial passage
Lifespan after recovery CPD = cumulative population doublings. See lot information
Comments Test negative for HIV-1, hepatitis B, mycoplasma, bacteria, yeast and fungi
Shipping Shipped frozen
More info at:
This should go on this page, and these companies need to have their own profiles.
Other cosmetics companies to investigate
According to this article, Estee Lauder, Helene Curtis, and Mary Kay Cosmetics, use babies’ foreskins in their products as well. We need to look into these.
Orly21 07:49, 10 March 2011 (CST)
Might be something looking into:
Orly21 21:11, 20 December 2011 (CST)
I don't know whether to puke or lose my temper.