Inadequate antibody validation places substantial numbers of animal and human tissue samples at risk of waste

Michael Biddle, Jemma Cooper, Katherine Blades, Dominic Ruddy, Eva M. Krockow, Harvinder Virk

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3003984
Published: 2026-10-06
Container: PLOS Biology
Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pbio.3003984,
  title = {Inadequate antibody validation places substantial numbers of animal and human tissue samples at risk of waste},
  author = {Michael Biddle and Jemma Cooper and Katherine Blades and Dominic Ruddy and Eva M. Krockow and Harvinder Virk},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PLOS Biology},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pbio.3003984},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003984}
}

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TI  - Inadequate antibody validation places substantial numbers of animal and human tissue samples at risk of waste
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AU  - Jemma Cooper
AU  - Katherine Blades
AU  - Dominic Ruddy
AU  - Eva M. Krockow
AU  - Harvinder Virk
PY  - 2026
JO  - PLOS Biology
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APA

Biddle, M., Cooper, J., Blades, K., Ruddy, D., Krockow, E. M., & Virk, H. (2026). Inadequate antibody validation places substantial numbers of animal and human tissue samples at risk of waste. PLOS Biology. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003984

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