Provided is an isolated human naive pluripotent
stem cell (PSC), wherein: (i) when the naive PSC is a female PSC, then said naive female PSC has two unmethylated alleles of an X-inactive specific transcript (XIST)
gene; and (ii) when said naive PSC is a male PSC, then said naive male PSC has an unmethylated
allele of said XIST
gene. Also provided is a culture medium which comprises an ERK1 / 2 inhibitor, a GSK3beta inhibitor, a p38 inhibitor, a
JNK inhibitor, a STAT3 activator and at least one agent selected from the group consisting of: bFGF, TGFbeta 1, a PKC inhibitor, a ROCK inhibitor and a NOTCH inhibitor; or at least agent selected from the group consisting of: a TGFR inhibitor, a FGFR inhibitor, a PKC inhibitor, a ROCK inhibitor and a NOTCH inhibitor.