Figure 2From: LULL(ed) into complacency: a perspective on licenses and stem cell translational scienceMethods of control. Companies use a variety of strategies to exert control over the various uses of pluripotent stem cells (PSCs). The upstream processes involved in induced-PSC generation can exert more control on downstream activities. It is important to note that no single company controls all the steps. IRB, institutional review board; miRNA, microRNA.Back to article page