How a Silly Putty ingredient could advance stem cell therapies
Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Apr 17, 2014 - The sponginess of the environment where human embryonic stem cells are growing affects the type of specialized cells they eventually become, a University of Michigan study shows. The researchers coaxed human embryonic stem cells to turn into working spinal cord cells more efficiently by growing the cells on a soft, utrafine carpet made of a key ingredient in Silly Putty. Their study is pub ... more

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