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What are stem cells?
The vast majority of our cells are in a state known as ‘differentiated’, which means that they cannot change their cell type. For example, a neuron cannot change into a blood cell, and a skin cell will not become a pancreatic cell. Cells become what they are during embryogenesis from ‘undifferentiated’, or […]

Research on stem cells is quickly generating promising avenues for the treatment of many illnesses that had no known cure so far. Briefly, scientists are trying to use stem cells to repair or replace cells lost or damaged by disease or congenital defects. Examples for the current targets of research are red and white blood […]