Resources
Curated reference links and everyday lab calculators to support your cell culture, testing, and research work.
External resources
Reference links
Sites we point clients to when questions come up about cell line identity, authentication requirements, and lab safety. Each link opens in a new tab.
Cell line authentication
Registers, reference databases, and search tools for verifying the identity of the cell lines you work with.
- iclac.orgInternational Cell Line Authentication Committee (ICLAC)Established in 2012 to raise awareness of misidentified cell lines and promote authentication testing as the way to address the problem.Visit site
- iclac.orgICLAC Register of Misidentified Cell LinesThe reference list of cell lines known to be misidentified or cross-contaminated. Check it before starting work with a new line.Visit site
- iclac.orgICLAC ResourcesModel cell line policies for research institutions, a guide to human cell line authentication, and advice on naming cell lines.Visit site
- iclac.orgICLAC EducationTeaching material on misidentified cell lines, authentication testing, and good cell culture practice, including the Hidden World of Cell Lines video.Visit site
- cellosaurus.orgCellosaurusKnowledge resource on cell lines with reference STR profiles, synonyms, origin, and contamination flags for tens of thousands of lines.Visit site
- cellosaurus.orgCellosaurus STR Similarity Search (CLASTR)Enter an STR profile and compare it against reference profiles to confirm identity or spot a mismatch.Visit site
- atcc.orgATCC STR DatabaseSearch ATCC reference STR profiles for human cell lines.Visit site
- webstore.ansi.orgANSI/ATCC ASN-0002-2022 StandardAuthentication of Human Cell Lines: Standardization of STR Profiling. The accredited standard that defines how STR authentication is performed and interpreted, available from the ANSI web store.Visit site
Funding and publication guidelines
Where the expectation to authenticate cell lines comes from.
- grants.nih.govNIH Notice NOT-OD-15-103Enhancing Reproducibility through Rigor and Transparency. Sets the expectation that key biological resources, including cell lines, are regularly authenticated.Visit site
- grants.nih.govNIH Rigor and Reproducibility PolicyCurrent NIH guidance on authenticating key biological and chemical resources in grant applications.Visit site
Biosafety
Core references for risk-based laboratory biosafety.
- who.intWHO Laboratory Biosafety Manual, 4th editionThe international reference for laboratory biosafety, built around risk assessment rather than fixed containment levels.Visit site
- cdc.govCDC Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL), 6th editionThe United States standard for biosafety levels, containment, and agent-specific guidance in research laboratories.Visit site
External links are provided for convenience. Tristania BioLabs is not responsible for the content of third-party sites.
Lab calculators
Everyday calculations
Molarity, dilution, reconstitution, and cell seeding. Everything runs in your browser, and nothing you enter is stored or sent anywhere.
Mass, concentration, or volume for a solution of known molecular weight.
Enter the values above to calculate.
Mass = concentration × volume × molecular weight.
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