Stem cells are suitable for swinging action

Danh Phuong

US scientists found that stem cells prefer to be swayed and moved gently, in the same way, but more so when they are in the mother's womb.

Researchers at Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology said that the swinging action significantly improved the development of stem cells and could one day be used to control cell types. they will eventually form.

Left: Stem cells develop under normal conditions. Right: Stem cells develop in conditions of gentle swaying. (Photo: Sciencedaily)

Research student Rich Carpenedo discovered this when placing embryonic stem cells on a laboratory shaking plate using the in vitro method, making different cell clusters stronger and evenly than. The researchers then realized that cell development could be controlled by different ' swinging ' movements.

Associate Professor Todd McDevitt of Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology, who led the project, said: 'Stem cells develop under unparalleled conditions in the uterus, and no one has ever been able to study it. Results from this movement bring about the development of stem cells. Typically, while laboratories add everything to their culture to influence cell control, we control the degree of distinction and size of cell clusters, simply by providing a little more movement in the fluid. '

The study was published in the September issue of Stem Cells.