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. 2017 Jan 5;20(1):9-10.
doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2016.12.010.

Hacking the Matrix

Michael Czerwinski  1 , Jason R Spence  2
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Hacking the Matrix

Michael Czerwinski et al. Cell Stem Cell. .

Abstract

Recently in Nature, Gjorevski et al. (2016) describe a fully defined synthetic hydrogel that mimics the extracellular matrix to support in vitro growth of intestinal stem cells and organoids. The hydrogel allows exquisite control over the chemical and physical in vitro niche and enables identification of regulatory properties of the matrix.

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