Publicly shared metabolomics data may contain key answers to central questions in cell biology, but re-use of the data is complicated by the lack of standardized experimental and computational methods in the field. This Comment provides some tips to help ensure that shared metabolomics data are re-used appropriately.
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We are indebted to M. Schwaiger-Haber and M. Sindelar for their feedback and suggestions on manuscript content. We thank the NIH (awards R35ES028365 and R01GM134081) for their financial support.
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Stancliffe, E., Patti, G.J. Quick tips for re-using metabolomics data. Nat Cell Biol 24, 1560–1562 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41556-022-01019-2
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