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The work was funded by Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India, New Delhi (BT/PR28474/MED/31/393/2018), and the Human Resource Development Group, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR - HRDG), Government of India, New Delhi, awarded J.K.V. Fellowship.

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  1. Symbiosis Centre for Stem Cell Research (SCSCR), Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune, India

    Prasad Pethe

  2. NMIMS Sunandan Divatia School of Science, SVKM’s NMIMS (deemed to-be) University, Mumbai, India

    Jasmeet Kaur Virdi

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The study was conceptualised by P.P, while J.K.V. conducted the experimental procedures and prepared the initial draft. Both the authors did the analysis and data interpretation.

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Virdi, J.K., Pethe, P. Human embryonic stem cells maintain their stemness in three-dimensional microenvironment. In Vitro Cell.Dev.Biol.-Animal 60, 215–221 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11626-024-00868-5

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