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are cells with the potential to develop into many different types of cells in the body. |
Stem cells |
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They serve as a repair system for the body. |
Stem cells |
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There are two main types of stem cells: |
embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells. |
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play a vital role in developing the foetus. Thus, these stem cells are found only during the embryonic stage and are termed embryonic stem cells. |
The pluripotent cells |
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These stem cells are acquired from fully-grown adult organs and tissues. In other words, they are undifferentiated cells found in differentiated tissues (bone marrow and brain). |
Adult Stem Cells |
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Stem cells are being studied to treat |
type 1 diabetes, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, heart failure, osteoarthritis and other conditions. |
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may have the potential to be grown to become new tissue for use in transplant and regenerative medicine. |
Stem cells |
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Human induced pluripotent stem cells should not be used to ______, _______, ________. Informed consent should be obtained from patients in stem cell therapy (Zheng, 2016) |
clone human beings, to produce human germ cells, nor to make human embryos. |
