We've all done it, I suppose - "borrowed" a starter culture of cel
We've all done it, I suppose - "borrowed" a starter culture of cells for our research. I've wondered, though, about the ethics of this and wonder how others in the field feel about not properly paying for cell lines. Krzysztof's comment about the value of getting low passage cultures directly from ATCC (or similar original sources) struck a chord. Perhaps it's old guilt popping up. I did buy most of the cell lines I used. Cordially yours, Geoff Patton, Ph.D. 2208 Parker Ave., Wheaton, MD 20902 "Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits." Mark Twain >________________________________ >From: Krzysztof Sakrejda <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 6:36 AM >Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Where may I purchase strain Saccharomyces cerevisiae >XV 185-14C? Please, feel free to send reply directly to me. Thank you - Jorge > > >The ATCC looks expensive until you realize that through them you are >probably actually getting the specific strain you want, >with a minimum of evolutionary distance between when it was deposited >and when it was passed on to you. If the specific >properties of the strain do not matter or if you find a collaborator >close to the source then I would skip it, but otherwise it can >save a lot of frustration and wasted time. > >Sincerely, > >Krzysztof > > >On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 5:27 PM, Cochran-Stafira, D. Liane ><[email protected]> wrote: >> Have you checked the American Type Culture Collection (ATTC)? They carry >> hundreds of strains, but they are rather expensive, and there is a good bit >> of paperwork for registration. >> Liane >> >> ************************* >> >> Liane Cochran-Stafira, Ph.D. >> Associate Professor >> Department of Biological Sciences >> Saint Xavier University >> 3700 West 103rd Street >> Chicago, Illinois 60655 >> email: [email protected] >> Phone: 773-298-3514 >> Fax: 773-298-3536 >> http://faculty.sxu.edu/~cochran/ >> >> >> >> ________________________________________ >> From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news >> [[email protected]] on behalf of Jorge A. Santiago-Blay >> [[email protected]] >> Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 2:22 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Where may I purchase strain Saccharomyces cerevisiae XV >> 185-14C? Please, feel free to send reply directly to me. Thank you - Jorge >> >> Dear Ecolog-Listers: >> >> Where may I purchase strain *Saccharomyces cerevisiae* XV 185-14C? Please, >> feel free to send reply directly to me. Thank you. >> >> Sincerely, >> >> Jorge >> >> Jorge A. Santiago-Blay, PhD > > > >-- > >Krzysztof Sakrejda > >Organismic and Evolutionary Biology >University of Massachusetts, Amherst >319 Morrill Science Center South >611 N. Pleasant Street >Amherst, MA 01003 > >work #: 413-325-6555 >email: [email protected] >----------------------------------------------- > > >
