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Embryonic Stem Cells
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Adult Stem Cells
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100
What is the length for the human fertilized egg grows into a ball of cells known as the blastocyst?
5 to 6 days
100
What is unipotent?
The ability to only produce cells of their own type, but have the property of self-renewal required to be labeled a stem cell.
100
Can adult stem cells turn in all the possible cell types?
No
100
Does the Catholic church support stem cell research?
They do support adult stem cells but they do not support embryonic stem cells
200
How many cell types can embryonic stem cells can produce?
200 different cell types
200
What is Totipotent?
The ability to differentiate into all possible cell types.
200
Where are adult stem cells found?
bone marrow, peripheral blood, blood vessels, the skin, heart, gut, liver
200
What star athlete used stem cells to help heal his neck?
Peyton Manning
300
What is the method used to turn embryonic stem cells into other cells like muscles cells?
Culture method
300
What is Multipotent?
The ability to differentiate into a closely related family of cells.
300
Adult Stem cells are found in the body after what?
Embryonic Development
300
Stem cells have help scientist do what?
Test new drugs for safety and effectiveness, increase understanding of how diseases occur, etc.
400
Name 4 cell types Embryonic stem cells can turn into
bone cells, skin cells, heart cells, muscles cells, brain cells, nerve cell, and blood vessels
400
What is Pluripotent?
The ability to differentiate into almost all cell types.
400
When was the first Adult stem cell treatment?
2008
400
When was the first embryonic stem cell treatment?
October 2010
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Where are embryonic stem cells found ?
Fetus , embryo egg
500
What is Oligopotent?
The ability to differentiate into a few cells.
500
Adult stem cells live in what part of the tissue?
Stem Cell niche
500
Name five potential uses for stem cells?
heart failure, spinal injuries, diabetes, Parkinson disease, stroke, deafness, blindness, baldness, cancer, etc.