Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Stem cells are cells that are undifferentiated or also known as not being assigned to a specific functioning cell within the body. With having this characteristic, stem cells have the amazing potential to become many different cell types in the body during early life and growth. They have the capability to renew themselves through cell division and they can also be differentiated. When a stem cell divides, each new cell has a possibility to remain a stem cell or they can be induced to become a different type of cell with a specific function, such as a blood cell, a brain cell, or a muscle cell. (Mayo, Learn genetics Utah)
Embryonic stem cells (ESCs), as the name says, are derived from embryos that develop from eggs that have been fertilized …show more content…
This procedure is called characterization.
Researchers who study human embryonic stem cells have not yet concurred on a standard battery of tests that measure the cells ' key properties. Nonetheless, labs that develop human embryonic stem cell lines utilize a few sorts of tests, such as : Developing and subculturing the stem cells for a long time, utilizing strategies to focus the presence of transcriptional elements that are commonly delivered by undifferentiated cells, Examining the chromosomes under a microscope, and that 's only the tip of the iceberg.
How are embryonic stem cells stimulated to differentiate? As long as the embryonic stem cells in culture are grown under suitable conditions, they can stay undifferentiated (unspecialized). But if cells are permitted to bunch together to build embryoid bodies, they start to differentiate suddenly. They can form muscle cells, nerve cells, and numerous other cell sorts. Although spontaneous differentiation is a decent sign that a culture of embryonic stem cells are hearty, it is not a proficient approach to produce cultures of particular cell types. (NIH