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Stem Cells Research
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Stem Cells Research
A look at the make-up of stem cells and their use in the medical sphere.
1,883 words (approx. 7.5 pages) |
6 sources |
MLA | 2002
Paper Summary:
This paper begins by looking at the properties of stem cells and examines the phenomenon of stem cells, which provide limitless division and the rise of differentiated progeny. It then asks what embryonic stem cells are and looks at how they are cultured in the laboratory. It then discusses adult stem cells and the use of cell therapy today. The paper concludes with expectations for the future.From the Paper:
"Stem cells can be defined as progenitor cells or primitive cells that give rise to other cells. They are totipotent cells also dubbed as the "master cells" of the body as they contain all the genetic information needed to create all the cells in the body plus the placenta, which nourishes the human embryo. Human cells have this capacity only during the first few divisions of the fertilized egg. Totipotent cells follow a series of stages and become highly specialized after 3-4 divisions. The next stage of division give rise to pluriopotent cells that are highly versatile and can give rise to any cell except the cells in the placenta. At the next stage, cells become multipotent, meaning they can give rise to several other cell types, but those types are limited in number. An example of multipotent cells is hematopoietic cells?blood stem cells that can develop into several types of blood cells, but cannot develop into brain cells. At the end of the long chain of cell divisions that make up the embryo are "terminally differentiated" cells cells permanently committed to a specific function [Author not known, 2003]."More papers on Stem Cells Research:
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Stem Cells Research (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 12, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Term-Paper-Stem-Cells-Research/45764
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"Stem Cells Research" 15 January 2012. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Term-Paper-Stem-Cells-Research/45764>
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