Questions were raised soon after a paper appeared March 6 in Stem Cell Reports entitled “Quality Metrics for Stem Cell-Derived Cardiac Myocytes,” which asserted that “no standardized guidelines currently exist for the evaluation of stem cell-derived myocyte functionality.” (For more on this topic, click here.) Does this worry you?

Poll Question:
Are you concerned about the quality of stem cells you are using in your research?

No, not at all
16

Yes, somewhat worried
22

Yes, very worried
19

Uh-oh, what’s in my petri dishes?
16

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