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Forum => Kenya Discussion => Topic started by: veritas on October 11, 2014, 05:37:49 PM

Title: Cell lines improperly identified: contaminated research
Post by: veritas on October 11, 2014, 05:37:49 PM

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052970204571404577257513760102538

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Cell repositories in the U.S., U.K., Germany and Japan have estimated that 18% to 36% of cancer cell lines are incorrectly identified. Researchers at Glasgow University and CellBank Australia found more than 360 such mistaken cell lines, including 100 that turned out to be the late Ms. Lack's cervical cancer cells.

"All of this sharing of cell lines, it's a bit like having unprotected sex," said David Tarin, a pathologist at the University of California, San Diego.

Title: Re: Cell lines improperly identified: contaminated research
Post by: RVtitem on October 11, 2014, 08:01:01 PM

Are you in the medical field. Everything medical will be new to me.

Title: Re: Cell lines improperly identified: contaminated research
Post by: veritas on October 12, 2014, 02:11:45 AM

no.