One journal (Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics) now requires authors to authenticate. A second one (BioTechniques) now asks authors to comment on the
authenticity of their cell lines. It appears that the board of
the Council of Science Editors will soon address cell line
contamination at a board meeting. Although a number of
granting organizations (other than the NIH) have been following the initiative, we have deferred efforts to mobilize
them while we confer with the NIH.