SciShow: Biology's Huge, Microscopic Problem

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Content of the Lesson: Head to https://linode.com/scishow to get a $100 60-day credit on a new Linode account. Linode offers simple, affordable, and accessible Linux cloud solutions and services. Petri dishes contaminated with the wrong cell lines have compromised thousands of studies, leaving us with questionable treatments for a variety of diseases. How do we solve this enormous, microscopic problem? Hosted by: Hank Green (he/him) ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Matt Curls, Alisa Sherbow, Dr. Melvin Sanicas, Harrison Mills, Adam Brainard, Chris Peters, charles george, Piya Shedden, Alex Hackman, Christopher R, Boucher, Jeffrey Mckishen, Ash, Silas Emrys, Eric Jensen, Kevin Bealer, Jason A Saslow, Tom Mosner, Tomás Lagos González, Jacob, Christoph Schwanke, Sam Lutfi, Bryan Cloer ---------- Sources: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks: https://rebeccaskloot.com/the-immortal-life/about-the-book/ https://www.atcc.org/services/cell-authentication/human-cell-str-testing https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.2001438 https://www.technologynetworks.com/cell-science/how-to-guides/how-to-prevent-cell-culture-contamination-htg-299231 https://handling-solutions.eppendorf.com/cell-handling/identity/scientific-background/str-profiling/ https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/02/us/lewis-l-coriell-90-virologist-who-set-stage-for-polio-vaccine.html https://safety.fsu.edu/safety_manual/supporting_docs/Understanding%20and%20Managing%20Cell%20Culture%20Contamination.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK144066/ http://medcraveonline.com/JSRT/JSRT-01-00031.pdf https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&as_ylo=2019&q=%22INT+407%22+crohn%27s&btnG= https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/24725552211051963 https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/GB/en/product/sigma/85051004 https://iclac.org/education/wsu-cll/ https://iclac.org/databases/cross-contaminations/ https://www.statnews.com/2016/07/21/studies-wrong-cells/ https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.2001438 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5638414/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12200708/ https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.347.6225.938 https://www.atcc.org/services/cell-authentication/human-cell-str-testing https://www.future-science.com/doi/10.2144/000112598 https://www.leica-microsystems.com/science-lab/how-to-do-a-proper-cell-culture-quick-check/ https://meridian.allenpress.com/aplm/article/133/9/1463/460899/Henrietta-Lacks-HeLa-Cells-and-Cell-Culture https://academic.oup.com/jnci/article-abstract/28/1/147/882682 https://www.technologynetworks.com/cell-science/how-to-guides/how-to-prevent-cell-culture-contamination-htg-299231 https://www.thermofisher.com/uk/en/home/references/gibco-cell-culture-basics/biological-contamination.html https://www.biocompare.com/pfu/111694/soids/36174-2259403/Cells_and_Microorganisms/Human_Cell_Lines https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3341241/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20686743/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/apr/04/henrietta-lacks-cancer-cells https://web.archive.org/web/20161125100920/http://pilotonline.com/news/local/health/cancer-cells-killed-henrietta-lacks---then-made-her/article_17bd351a-f606-54fb-a499-b6a84cb3a286.html https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2136303/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK144066/ Image Sources: https://bit.ly/41nlZUu https://bit.ly/3MzGgCg https://bit.ly/41lFEUZ https://bit.ly/3UrMs0Y https://bit.ly/3MENchs https://bit.ly/3UB8TB1 https://www.flickr.com/photos/nihgov/42111492701/in/album-72157658500115374/ https://bit.ly/3mra21r https://bit.ly/3KsYfrm https://bit.ly/3GBcqJW https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pancreatic_cells_-_TEM.jpg https://bit.ly/3KPj6GP https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Generic_Drug_Research_(5956)_(8493712946).jpg https://bit.ly/3mj18TO https://bit.ly/3ZZYyzI https://bit.ly/41j2o7Z https://bit.ly/4120CIT https://bit.ly/3ZUFdjm https://bit.ly/41ddhIM https://bit.ly/3KucV9M https://bit.ly/43jSxAR https://bit.ly/3KsvD1C https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Diethylstilbestrol_(des)_cervix_(52).jpg https://bit.ly/3KuFLa7 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cancer_cells_(1).jpg https://bit.ly/41hQ87R https://bit.ly/3zQq5ZH https://bit.ly/43osbxz https://bit.ly/3UvnuxV https://bit.ly/3zQqf3f https://bit.ly/3Kxt9Pi https://bit.ly/3zOMeYe https://bit.ly/3KTxqxO https://bit.ly/3GxBj9e https://bit.ly/401sHP1 https://bit.ly/41mc0z6 https://bit.ly/4095JWw https://bit.ly/3o7WBno https://bit.ly/401rwzf https://bit.ly/3UrOjD4 https://bit.ly/3KyDfiW https://bit.ly/3mptD1Y https://bit.ly/3nWUiUa


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