Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Minimal Cocktail For Growing Human Embryonic Stem Cells Established

Source: Yale University
Posted: March 28, 2006

Researchers have established the minimal nutritional requirements for growing and maintaining human embryonic stem cells, a recipe that is critical for clinical application and for developmental studies. They documented a simple mix they call hESC cocktail, or HESCO, that contains only purified recombinant, chemically-synthesized, or purified human factors to support the cell growth.

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