UCLA researchers, including MSL members Dr. Hideaki Tsutsui and Prof. Chih-Ming Ho, developed a new chemically defined culture system for human embryonic stem (hES) cells. They successfully applied the Feedback System Control scheme to identify an optimal combination of small molecule inhibitors that can support survival and growth of hES cells under a clinically enabling, defined condition. This work was published in the January 25th issue of Nature Communications, and has been since picked up by more than 50 online news sites.
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