Cell Line Authentication

Are your cell lines contaminated or misidentified? THE PROBLEM… 15-30% of all cell lines are cross contaminated with other cell lines or are misidentified (Science, Feb. 2007). Contamination results in invalid data PLUS wasted time and money. Journals are considering requiring authentication of cell lines prior to publication . NIH recently issued a notice...

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Mycoplasma Contamination in Cell Cultures

Contamination of cell culture systems continues to present major problems for basic research as well as for the manufacturing of bioproducts Here there are some guides that can help you in contamination/decontamination problems Antibiotic list Index of Typical Cell Culture Contaminants Eradication of mycoplasma or bacterial contamination in cell culture Elimination of...

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How To Make Fewer Mistakes In The Lab

How often do you make errors in the lab that ruin a good experiment? Rather than flaws in experimental design, I mean errors like forgetting to add a reagent, pipetting the wrong amount or following a protocol step wrongly.   Continue with the...

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