In the legacy of the investigative scientific studies the name of the International Stem Cell Initiative, better known in the abbreviated form ISCI, situated at Sheffield in England is worth mentioning. In the recent days a distinguished group of eminent scientists on behalf of the International Stem Cell Initiative has come out with a sensational report of identifying an innovative set of common gene expression markers that can be utilized in an effective manner in the reliable characterization of assorted Human Embryonic Stem Cell or hESC lines. It has been moreover affirmed in this regard that the inventiveness tends to be the foremost synchronized endeavor in the international level specialty designed towards the provision of a methodical and proportional survey of the hESC lines which have been obtained in due course from an assortment of research groups operating through the length and breadth of the planet.

But what has been the function of the stem cells in respect of the investigative researches? From various accounts it has been identified that the stem cells proffer an immense potential in the development of new therapies that tend to eradicate the menaces of cancer, diabetes, spinal cord injury, and degenerative diseases of the nervous system, that includes the Parkinson's disease, which has been found in the current years swaying a large section of the aged patients all over the globe. In addition, the stable cell lines which can be distinguished in the best manner can be predictably reproduced and has been found necessary in respect of triumphant stem cell research. However it must be accepted that even though the scientists prior to this have not had a consistent methodology to ascertain the existing similarities and differences happening among the cell lines which were available for the investigative researches.

To have a break from the inheritance of helplessness and with the strong determination to combat this age old challenge, an new technology was hired from the Applied Biosystems or the ABI situated at the Foster City in Calif, the well known pioneer in the discipline of instrument-based systems, consumables, software, and services for the life science market by the ISCI. The sole reason behind such imperative decision, according to the company, was the keenness to accomplish the first comparative study of a large and diverse collection of hESC lines from a range of 17 laboratories in the United States, Europe, Israel, Japan, and Australia, and that was not possible without the developed technology of an exceedingly professional organization.   It is with this novel help the entire team succeeded in the ready utilization of several approaches for the proper identification of a consistent set of genetic markers for the ideal differentiation of the hESCs, that was perceived with the summarization of 93 genes in 59 different cell lines.

Speaking to the newsmen over this, Dr. Paul Gokhale of the Centre for Stem Cell Research at the University of Sheffield said, "These findings are a crucial first step in ensuring that future advances in the field of stem cell research involve internationally coordinated quality standards."   "Our collective aim is to provide openness, reliability, and the ability for scientists to confidently reproduce and extend each other's work," he concluded.