New Material Forges the Way for 'Stem Cell Factories' (VIDEO)

University of Nottingham

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Experts at The University of Nottingham have discovered the first fully synthetic substrate with potential to grow billions of stem cells. The research, published in the academic journal Advanced Materials, could forge the way for the creation of "stem cell factories" -- the mass production of human pluripotent stem cells.

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