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An Optimized Culture Medium for Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
The Scientist Creative Services Team in collaboration with Bio-Techne | Dec 10, 2021 | 2 min read
An animal component-free culture medium provides a safe and robust alternative for maintaining induced pluripotent stem cells.
Image of the Day: Lab-Grown Brain
The Scientist and The Scientist Staff | Oct 12, 2017 | 1 min read
Scientists grew organoids that mimic human fetal brains and infected them with the Zika virus to model its neurological effects.
Notable Science Quotes
The Scientist | Jun 1, 2016 | 2 min read
14-day-old embryos, prioritizing biodiversity, and more
Korean Stem Cell Film Tops Box Office
Bob Grant | Oct 9, 2014 | 1 min read
A movie based on the Woo Suk Hwang cloning scandal is popular in South Korea, but the plotline strays from reality.
Speaking of Science
The Scientist | Sep 1, 2013 | 2 min read
September 2013's selection of notable quotes
Hard-to-Get Stem Cells
Jef Akst | Dec 14, 2011 | 2 min read
More than one quarter of US researchers studying human embryonic stem cells say they’ve had trouble acquiring cell lines of interest.
Bad News for hESC Funding?
Jef Akst | Dec 12, 2011 | 1 min read
Some are worried that the judges scheduled to hear arguments on the legality of federal support for human embryonic stem cell research will rule against stem cell funding.
EU Alliance Rejects hESC Ruling
Jef Akst | Dec 9, 2011 | 1 min read
A powerful consortium of research organizations in Europe speaks out against a recent ruling to ban patenting of research on human embryonic stem cells.
Speaking of Science
N/A | Oct 1, 2011 | 2 min read
A selection of quotes from past issues of The Scientist.
Americans Support Stem Cell Research
Jef Akst | Jul 1, 2011 | 2 min read
A new study finds that more than two thirds of Americans approve of the use of stem cells in research aiming to cure serious diseases.
Watt Fun!
Karen Hopkin | Jan 1, 2011 | 9 min read
Her doctoral advisor told her to amuse herself, and Fiona Watt has done just that—probing individual stem cells and determining the genes and molecules that direct them to differentiate or cause them to contribute to cancer.