The Challenges of Cell Culture
Type
Blog Post
Published
May 5, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
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References
1. Skloot...Expression Attenuates Proliferation and Invasion in Renal Cancer Cells, Marker-independent identification ...the cell lines deposited with them and used by different researchers are free of contamination and match...from this bank.
I am often asked, “What is the difference between materials available from commercial repositories...the same cell line from a colleague?”. The main difference is the QC and validation carried out by the commercial... The same test is so good that it is used as a forensic technique (aka DNA fingerprinting) that can place... produce a new batch once you’ve passaged your current batch too many times or you suspect there is contamination...