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Identify That Stem Cell!
100
People are unsure of using embryonic stem cells because of this reason.
What is the destruction of an embryo.
100
The stem cell lines are terminating. True or False.
What is False.
100
This state is seen as the most stem cell research "friendly."
What is California.
100
In Europe it all right to patent embryonic stem cell lines. True or False.
What is false. Bonus 200: Name one impact of this.
100
The process of growing neurons.
What is neurogenesis.
200
CIRM is a the first governmently funded institute to do this.
What is actively conduct stem cell research.
200
This is defined as aging. Often it is induced in rats as a research model.
What is senescene.
200
Conservative states like Indiana and Virginia have laws that ban this outright.
What is embryonic stem cell research.
200
Stem cells are thought to be oncogenes. What are oncogenes?
What is cancer inducing cells.
200
I am derived from adult skin cells.
What is an iPS stem cell.
300
The Dickey- Wicker amendment stopped this type of research.
What is research in which a human embryo or embryos are destroyed
300
The transfusion of young mice blood into aging mice did this.
What is slowed down aging.
300
President Bush (Jr.) prohibited the use of stem cells lines that what.
What is derived after August 2011.
300
A microenvironment is also called.
What is a niche. BONUS 500: Name three components of a niche.
300
I am an intermediate stem cell.
What is a progenitor cell.
400
This lawsuit occured in order to lift the moratorium on NIH funded Embryonic Stem Cell Research?
What is Sherley v. Sebelius. Fun fact: Kathleen Sebelius is the Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Obama administration.
400
One day scientists hope that this may be used instead of organ transplants.
What is printed organs using stem cells.
400
From 14 days onward the blastocyst is defined as this.
What is a fetus.
400
Proposition 71 provided this.
What is 3 billion dollars in funds for embryonic stem cell research.
400
I am blood stem cell.
What is hematopoietic stem cell.
500
First company (a local SF company) that got FDA for a stem cell treatment.
What is Geron
500
This is the main advantage of using "printed organs."
What is the prevention of rejection.
500
The egg shortage in stem cell research institutes in place like California and Massachusetts is caused by this restriction.
What is the restriction of researchers to compensate woman for their egg donation.
500
A semi-starved state may do what.
What is prevent age, due to facilitated stem cell growth.
500
The cell that has the most stemness.
What is a totipotent stem cell.
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