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Stem Cell Research
Data on stem cell research detailed by M.D. Oconnor and co-authors
August 25th, 2008
According to a study from Vancouver, Canada, "Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) can be maintained in vitro as immortal pluripotent cells but remain responsive to many differentiation-inducing signals." "Investigation of the initial critical events involved in differentiation induction would be greatly facilitated if a specific, robust, and quantitative assay for pluripotent hESCs with self-renewal potential were available. Here we describe the results of a series of experiments to determine whether the formation of adherent alkaline phosphatase-positive (AP(+)) colonies under conditions optimized for propagating undifferentiated hESCs would meet this need," wrote M.D....
Source: Stem Cell Week (2008-08-25)
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