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For certain applications, particularly experiments involving high-resolution imaging, it is necessary to culture cells on glass slides or cover glasses. This chapter describes techniques for successfully growing human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) on glass surfaces under three different conditions - serum-containing, serum-free, and following single-cell dissociation. It is anticipated that these techniques will extrapolate to other types of pluripotent stem cells such as induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and embryonic germ cells (EGCs).

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