Cellosaurus
@cellosaurus.bsky.social
Account of the Cellosaurus (www.cellosaurus.org) knowledge resource, the encyclopedia of cell lines
Watch our introductory video on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKA2AleIe0g
Watch our introductory video on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKA2AleIe0g
Release 54 of #Cellosaurus is ready: www.cellosaurus.org
It contains information regarding 167'127 #celllines and cite 29'935 publications.
It contains information regarding 167'127 #celllines and cite 29'935 publications.
November 27, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Release 54 of #Cellosaurus is ready: www.cellosaurus.org
It contains information regarding 167'127 #celllines and cite 29'935 publications.
It contains information regarding 167'127 #celllines and cite 29'935 publications.
Release 53 of #Cellosaurus is ready: www.cellosaurus.org
It contains information regarding 165'949 #celllines and cite 29'655 publications. Author name representation has changed from listing the surname followed by initials to a full-name format that spells out the given name(s) in full
It contains information regarding 165'949 #celllines and cite 29'655 publications. Author name representation has changed from listing the surname followed by initials to a full-name format that spells out the given name(s) in full
August 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Release 53 of #Cellosaurus is ready: www.cellosaurus.org
It contains information regarding 165'949 #celllines and cite 29'655 publications. Author name representation has changed from listing the surname followed by initials to a full-name format that spells out the given name(s) in full
It contains information regarding 165'949 #celllines and cite 29'655 publications. Author name representation has changed from listing the surname followed by initials to a full-name format that spells out the given name(s) in full
Cellosaurus is now available in RDF format, with a triple store that supports SPARQL queries. If you want to test it, we have 70 example queries that you can use and modify: api.cellosaurus.org/sparql-editor. And explore our ontology with our new "Concept Hopper": api.cellosaurus.org/rdf-concept-...
June 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Cellosaurus is now available in RDF format, with a triple store that supports SPARQL queries. If you want to test it, we have 70 example queries that you can use and modify: api.cellosaurus.org/sparql-editor. And explore our ontology with our new "Concept Hopper": api.cellosaurus.org/rdf-concept-...
Release 52 of #Cellosaurus is ready: cellosaurus.org
It contains information regarding 163'868 #celllines and cite 29'267 publications.
It contains information regarding 163'868 #celllines and cite 29'267 publications.
April 11, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Release 52 of #Cellosaurus is ready: cellosaurus.org
It contains information regarding 163'868 #celllines and cite 29'267 publications.
It contains information regarding 163'868 #celllines and cite 29'267 publications.
#Cellosaurus_authors_trivia 1: 57 authors won a Nobel prize, 33 Breakthrough, 136 Gairdner, 21 Japan, 48 Jeantet, 82 Lasker & 47 WarrenAlpert. That adds up to 424 prizes but only 253 distinct individuals as 3 got 5 prizes, 9:4, 33:3 & 66:2. Perfectly illustrating the adage "Winning begets winning"
December 23, 2024 at 10:45 PM
#Cellosaurus_authors_trivia 1: 57 authors won a Nobel prize, 33 Breakthrough, 136 Gairdner, 21 Japan, 48 Jeantet, 82 Lasker & 47 WarrenAlpert. That adds up to 424 prizes but only 253 distinct individuals as 3 got 5 prizes, 9:4, 33:3 & 66:2. Perfectly illustrating the adage "Winning begets winning"
We are processing the Cellosaurus reference records to replace the authors 1st names initials by their full name. With ~104000 different authors cited in ~29000 publications it is a challenge as in the 1950-80s full names were not often used. We will post a thread of #Cellosaurus_authors_trivia
December 23, 2024 at 10:30 PM
We are processing the Cellosaurus reference records to replace the authors 1st names initials by their full name. With ~104000 different authors cited in ~29000 publications it is a challenge as in the 1950-80s full names were not often used. We will post a thread of #Cellosaurus_authors_trivia
Release 51 of #Cellosaurus is ready: cellosaurus.org
It contains information regarding 161'202 #celllines and cite 28'637 publications.
It contains information regarding 161'202 #celllines and cite 28'637 publications.
December 19, 2024 at 1:30 PM
Release 51 of #Cellosaurus is ready: cellosaurus.org
It contains information regarding 161'202 #celllines and cite 28'637 publications.
It contains information regarding 161'202 #celllines and cite 28'637 publications.
Leonard Hayflick, renowned for his groundbreaking discovery of the Hayflick limit, passed away on August 1 at the age of 96.
See our post on the #Cellosaurus page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cellosaurus-knowledge-resource_death-of-leonard-hayflick-leonard-hayflick-activity-7247656...
See our post on the #Cellosaurus page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cellosaurus-knowledge-resource_death-of-leonard-hayflick-leonard-hayflick-activity-7247656...
January 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Leonard Hayflick, renowned for his groundbreaking discovery of the Hayflick limit, passed away on August 1 at the age of 96.
See our post on the #Cellosaurus page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cellosaurus-knowledge-resource_death-of-leonard-hayflick-leonard-hayflick-activity-7247656...
See our post on the #Cellosaurus page on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cellosaurus-knowledge-resource_death-of-leonard-hayflick-leonard-hayflick-activity-7247656...
Release 50 of #Cellosaurus is ready: https://www.cellosaurus.org It contains information regarding 159461 #celllines and cite 28313 publications.
Highlights of this release: complete reannotation of genetic integration (formerly "transfected") field.
Highlights of this release: complete reannotation of genetic integration (formerly "transfected") field.
January 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Release 50 of #Cellosaurus is ready: https://www.cellosaurus.org It contains information regarding 159461 #celllines and cite 28313 publications.
Highlights of this release: complete reannotation of genetic integration (formerly "transfected") field.
Highlights of this release: complete reannotation of genetic integration (formerly "transfected") field.
First LinkedIn post in a series of scientists cited in #Cellosaurus that also moonlight as artists or musicians (#cellosaurus_artmus): https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7211301926733234176
January 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
First LinkedIn post in a series of scientists cited in #Cellosaurus that also moonlight as artists or musicians (#cellosaurus_artmus): https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7211301926733234176
A new #Cellosaurus "group" comment was introduced a few months ago: "Malaria research cell line". It allows to efficently retrieve the list of #celllines useful for the study of this disease: https://www.cellosaurus.org/search?query=%22Malaria%20research%20cell%20line%22
January 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
A new #Cellosaurus "group" comment was introduced a few months ago: "Malaria research cell line". It allows to efficently retrieve the list of #celllines useful for the study of this disease: https://www.cellosaurus.org/search?query=%22Malaria%20research%20cell%20line%22
As you are well aware, X/Twitter is not what it used to be ... So in addition to our Mastodon feed we have now created a "showcase" page in LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/cellosaurus-knowledge-resource/?viewAsMember=true
We will use it to post news on the #Cellosaurus and on #celllin...
We will use it to post news on the #Cellosaurus and on #celllin...
January 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
As you are well aware, X/Twitter is not what it used to be ... So in addition to our Mastodon feed we have now created a "showcase" page in LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/cellosaurus-knowledge-resource/?viewAsMember=true
We will use it to post news on the #Cellosaurus and on #celllin...
We will use it to post news on the #Cellosaurus and on #celllin...
Release 49 of #Cellosaurus is ready https://cellosaurus.org It contains information regarding 153642 #celllines and cite 27882 publications. Highlights of this release: introduction of plant #celllines and improvements to the XML format
January 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Release 49 of #Cellosaurus is ready https://cellosaurus.org It contains information regarding 153642 #celllines and cite 27882 publications. Highlights of this release: introduction of plant #celllines and improvements to the XML format
The videos for the presentations given at our "Cell lines in the 21st century symposium" are now available on YouTube, They are listed on our educational resource page: https://www.cellosaurus.org/educational_resources.html
January 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The videos for the presentations given at our "Cell lines in the 21st century symposium" are now available on YouTube, They are listed on our educational resource page: https://www.cellosaurus.org/educational_resources.html
Release 48 of #Cellosaurus contains an entry https://www.cellosaurus.org/CVCL_D4A4 for the 1st sponge #cellline which was recently established from Geodia barretti (see image from Wikipedia) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-32394-x
January 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Release 48 of #Cellosaurus contains an entry https://www.cellosaurus.org/CVCL_D4A4 for the 1st sponge #cellline which was recently established from Geodia barretti (see image from Wikipedia) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-32394-x
The #Cellosaurus files are growing bigger at each release & we are now past the file size limit (100 Mb) of GitHub. Thus we will no longer update the Cellosaurus on that platform. Users that want access to old releases can do so on @Yareta_UNIGE
https://yareta.unige.ch/home/search?search=sear...
https://yareta.unige.ch/home/search?search=sear...
January 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The #Cellosaurus files are growing bigger at each release & we are now past the file size limit (100 Mb) of GitHub. Thus we will no longer update the Cellosaurus on that platform. Users that want access to old releases can do so on @Yareta_UNIGE
https://yareta.unige.ch/home/search?search=sear...
https://yareta.unige.ch/home/search?search=sear...
Release 48 of #Cellosaurus is ready https://cellosaurus.org It contains information regarding 152231 #celllines and cite 27418 publications. Highlight of this release: new cross-references to BioGRID_ORCS and DSHB.
January 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Release 48 of #Cellosaurus is ready https://cellosaurus.org It contains information regarding 152231 #celllines and cite 27418 publications. Highlight of this release: new cross-references to BioGRID_ORCS and DSHB.
The #Cellosaurus wishes all its users a very happy end of year holiday season (Image credit: DALL·E 3).
January 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The #Cellosaurus wishes all its users a very happy end of year holiday season (Image credit: DALL·E 3).
Today, we have reached an important milestone: 150,000 #celllines entries in the #Cellosaurus
Who will be the 1st one to guess the meaning of the color stripes in the illustration below?
Who will be the 1st one to guess the meaning of the color stripes in the illustration below?
January 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Today, we have reached an important milestone: 150,000 #celllines entries in the #Cellosaurus
Who will be the 1st one to guess the meaning of the color stripes in the illustration below?
Who will be the 1st one to guess the meaning of the color stripes in the illustration below?
If you are in Switzerland on Jan 11 2024, join us for our symposium 'Cell Lines in the 21st Century' https://my.weezevent.com/cell-lines-in-the-21st-century with an impressive list of speakers (see below)
January 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
If you are in Switzerland on Jan 11 2024, join us for our symposium 'Cell Lines in the 21st Century' https://my.weezevent.com/cell-lines-in-the-21st-century with an impressive list of speakers (see below)
After English and German, there is now an entry on the #Cellosaurus in the Czech Wikipedia: https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellosaurus
January 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
After English and German, there is now an entry on the #Cellosaurus in the Czech Wikipedia: https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellosaurus
Release 47 of #Cellosaurus is ready https://cellosaurus.org It contains information regarding 148681 #celllines and cite 26994 publications. Highlight of this release: new cross-references to cancercelllines, GeneCopoeia and Ubigene
January 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Release 47 of #Cellosaurus is ready https://cellosaurus.org It contains information regarding 148681 #celllines and cite 26994 publications. Highlight of this release: new cross-references to cancercelllines, GeneCopoeia and Ubigene
Found a nice "fake" twitter account for Mary Kubicek @marykubicekNHS, the lab assistant of George Otto Gey. It has been created by high school students studying the story of the HeLa #cellline
January 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Found a nice "fake" twitter account for Mary Kubicek @marykubicekNHS, the lab assistant of George Otto Gey. It has been created by high school students studying the story of the HeLa #cellline
Release 46 of #Cellosaurus is ready https://cellosaurus.org It contains information regarding 146062 #celllines and cite 26479 publications. Highlight of this release: enhancement of info on anatomical origin (tissues/organs) and cell type of cell lines.
January 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Release 46 of #Cellosaurus is ready https://cellosaurus.org It contains information regarding 146062 #celllines and cite 26479 publications. Highlight of this release: enhancement of info on anatomical origin (tissues/organs) and cell type of cell lines.
The #Cellosaurus paper https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5945021/ has reached over 400 citations. Thank you for citing this paper when using the resource
January 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The #Cellosaurus paper https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5945021/ has reached over 400 citations. Thank you for citing this paper when using the resource