Novel Method To Grow Human Embryonic Stem Cells Developed
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 - 23:21
in Biology & Nature
The majority of researchers working with human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) use animal-based materials for culturing the cells. But these materials could transmit viruses and other pathogens to the hESCs, making the cells unsuitable for medical use. Now a biochemist has devised a method of growing hESCs in the lab that uses no animal-derived materials -- an important advance in the use of hESCs for future medical purposes.
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