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Builds Cell's mandatory STAR Methods structure including Key Resources Table, Resource Availability, and statistical analysis sections in the required order.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
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/cell-skills:cell-star-methodsThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
- The manuscript has a free-text Methods section (Cell requires STAR Methods).
STAR Methods = Structured, Transparent, Accessible Reporting. It is a Cell Press signature and is mandatory. This is the single most important Cell-specific deliverable.
Some versions add Additional Resources at the end. Always confirm the current Cell Press STAR Methods structure and headings.
A structured table listing every reagent and resource, grouped by category, each with its source and an identifier (RRID, catalog #, accession, DOI, or repository link).
| REAGENT or RESOURCE | SOURCE | IDENTIFIER |
|---|---|---|
| Antibodies | ||
| Anti-X (clone, host) | Vendor / lab | Cat# ; RRID:AB__ |
| Bacterial and Virus Strains | ||
| Biological Samples | ||
| Chemicals, Peptides, Recombinant Proteins | ||
| Critical Commercial Assays | ||
| Deposited Data | ||
| RNA-seq, this paper | This paper | GEO: GSE______ |
| Structure, this paper | This paper | PDB: ______ |
| Experimental Models: Cell Lines | ||
| Experimental Models: Organisms/Strains | ||
| Oligonucleotides | ||
| Recombinant DNA (plasmids) | Addgene #______ | |
| Software and Algorithms | RRID:SCR______ / DOI | |
| Other |
Rules:
cell-data).cell-data).All three subsections must be present even when the answer is "none/not applicable."
Organisms, strains, cell lines (sex, age, source, passage), patient/participant details (with ethics approvals and consent), housing, husbandry, and authentication/mycoplasma testing. State IRB/IACUC approvals and protocol numbers here.
Step-by-step procedures in enough detail to reproduce, organized by technique with subheadings, referencing reagents by their KRT entries. Include constructs, conditions, instrument settings, and analysis pipelines.
A consolidated section: for each quantified result, the statistical test, definition of n and what it represents, dispersion (SD/SEM/CI), significance thresholds, software used, and how outliers/exclusions were handled. Statistics stated in figure legends must be consistent with QSA.
【KRT present】 yes/no — categories covered; antibodies w/ Cat#+RRID; deposited data w/ accession
【Resource Availability】 Lead Contact ☐ / Materials Availability ☐ / Data & Code Availability ☐
【Exp. Model & Subject Details】 organisms/lines/participants + ethics (IRB/IACUC)? yes/no
【Method Details】 reproducible, KRT-linked? yes/no
【QSA】 per-result test + n-definition + dispersion + software? yes/no
【Gaps】 [...]
【Next】 cell-data
The exact STAR Methods headings and KRT categories are set by Cell Press — confirm against the current STAR Methods author guidelines.
npx claudepluginhub brycewang-stanford/awesome-journal-skills --plugin cell-skillsAssembles STAR Methods and Key Resources Table for Cancer Cell (Cell Press) manuscripts, enforcing rigor/reproducibility standards including cell-line authentication, mycoplasma testing, antibody validation, ARRIVE animal reporting, and data/code deposition.
Builds Cell's data and code deposition plan and formats the Data and Code Availability statement for STAR Methods, including approved repositories, accession tracking, and the three-bullet availability format with Mendeley Data as default.
Writes biology lab reports using IMRaD format with correct statistical reporting, raw data organization, and reproducible methods sections.