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#Pick a low passage number of cells and grow 2-5 10cm dishes.
#Pick a low passage number of cells and grow 2-5 10cm dishes.
#At near confluence wash cells twice with PBS -/- and trypsinize normally.  
#At near confluence wash cells twice with PBS -/- and trypsinize normally.  
#Collect all the cells in a 15 mL falcon tube. Add media up to 15 ml. (To avoid potentially over-trypsinizing, you can add media to each plate immediately after the cells detach, then add media up tot eh 15 ml mark on the falcon tube.)
#Collect all the cells in a 15 mL falcon tube. Add media up to 15 ml. (To avoid potentially over-trypsinizing, you can add media to each plate immediately after the cells detach, then add media up to the 15 ml mark on the falcon tube.)
#Centrifuge 5 min at 1500RPM to pellet cells.
#Centrifuge 5 min at 1500RPM to pellet cells.
#Aspirate media.
#Aspirate media.