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Reprogramming in suspension

Current practice for the generation and maintenance of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) involves static culture in dishes. Two groups now report that mouse iPSCs can be generated efficiently in stirred suspension culture.

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Figure 1: Suspension-culture reprogramming.

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Chen, J., Pei, D. Reprogramming in suspension. Nat Methods 9, 449–451 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth.1989

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