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Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is used as a cryopreservant for mammalian cell cultures because

  1. it is an organic solvent
  2. it easily penetrates cells
  3. it protects cells by preventing crystallisation of water
  4. it is also utilised as a nutrient
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