Human ES cells cultured on defined surfaces

Synthetic peptide-acrylate surfaces for long-term self-renewal and cardiomyocyte differentiation of human embryonic stem cells

Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) have two properties of interest for the development of cell therapies: self-renewal and the potential to differentiate into all major lineages of [...]

Cuba's biotech boom

The United States would do well to end restrictions on collaborations with the island nation’s scientists.

For a week after Cuba marked the 50th anniversary of its revolution on 1 January, a celebratory ‘Caravan of Liberty’ carried [...]