Stem cell

Stem cells are primal undifferentiated cells which retain the ability to differentiate into other cell types. This ability allows them to act as a repair system for the body, replenishing other cells as long as the organism is alive.

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Medical researchers believe stem cell research, also called regenerative medicine, has the potential to change the face of human disease by being used to repair specific tissues or to grow organs. Still, as government reports point out, "significant technical hurdles remain that will only be overcome through years of intensive research."

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The study of stem cells is attributed as beginning in the 1960s after research by Canadian scientists Ernest A. McCulloch and James E. Till.

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Cells: REDIRECT Cell...

Differentiate: REDIRECT differentiation...

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Stem cell related Images and Photos (experimental)

Livewires #6 Cover: Stem Cell	Cell, The (DVD)	Cell 2, The (DVD)	Cell 2, The (Blu-ray)
The Cell	Animal Cell	Shadow Stem	Silver Stem I
Cell 2455, Death Row (1955)	Silver Stem IV	Bacteria Cell	Silver Stem III