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Blood stem cells produced in vast quantities in the lab

A glue ingredient was the secret to getting the mouse cells to multiply outside the body.
  1. David Cyranoski

    1. David Cyranoski reports for Nature from Shanghai, China.

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Researchers have managed to grow large numbers of blood-forming stem cells in the lab using a surprisingly simple ingredient found in glue. And when injected into mice, the cells started producing key components of blood.

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Nature 570, 17-18 (2019)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-01690-w

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