A prevalent neglect of environmental control in mammalian cell culture calls for best practices

by Shannon G. Klein, Samhan M. Alsolami, Alexandra Steckbauer, Silvia Arossa, Anieka J. Parry, Gerardo Ramos Mandujano, Khaled Alsayegh, Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte, Mo Li, Carlos M. Duarte
Comment Year: 2021 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41551-021-00775-0

Bibliography

Klein, S. G., Alsolami, S. M., Steckbauer, A., Arossa, S., Parry, A. J., Ramos Mandujano, G., ... & Duarte, C. M. (2021). A prevalent neglect of environmental control in mammalian cell culture calls for best practices. Nature Biomedical Engineering, 1-6.

Abstract

In biomedical studies, the environmental conditions used in mammalian cell culture are often underreported, and are seldom monitored or controlled. Best-practice standards are urgently needed.