The NCBI BioSample database archives STR profiles and descriptions for several thousand cell lines, as provided by cell line repositories. The database is administered by the US National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health. ...

Research organizations have an important role to play in promoting and improving good cell culture practice. This role includes providing cell culture training and developing policies to ensure that research using cell lines is reliable and reproducible. A model policy ...

This worksheet for human cell line authentication can help scientists to determine if STR profiles from two cell line samples are related. The worksheet uses match criteria from a Standard for human cell line authentication.  To cite the match criteria or learn more, please ...

This document was written to set out the essential steps for authenticating human cell lines. The Guide focuses on short tandem repeat (STR) profiling, as a widely used and accepted authentication method.  The Guide includes sections on: Preparing starting material for ...

Common cell culture terms are defined in the Guidelines for the Use of Cell Lines in Biomedical Research, which is available online.  ICLAC has included additional definitions as part of its Terms of Reference, some of which are copied here. See ICLAC Terms ...