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contamination, culture
Popular Tumor Cell Line Contaminated
Kerry Grens
| Aug 31, 2016
| 2 min read
A commercially available glioblastoma cell line appears to be from a different source than its stated origins.
Scientists Skip Cell Line Validation
Kerry Grens
| Oct 12, 2015
| 1 min read
Despite known problems with contamination and mislabeled cell lines, most researchers continue to operate without authenticating cells’ identity.
Virus Found in Sf9 Cell Line
Kerry Grens
| May 22, 2014
| 2 min read
A government lab finds a novel virus present in cell lines used for therapeutic production that were thought to be virus-free.
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