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Stem Cells The Mystery of Human Life

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Stem Cells

The Mystery of Human Life

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Where Are Stem Cells?

Stem cells exist in us and all other living animals

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What Are Stem Cells?Stem cells are a unique cell which continues to divide and grow while

the human or animal is living

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What Do Stem Cells

Do? Stem cells turn into

specialized cells such as red blood cells or muscle cells when given the right impetus.

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Stem Cells in Action

Stem cells are regularly turning into blood cells and bone cells in your bone marrow to replace wear & tear.

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Renew and divide for extended periods of time Unspecialized Capable of turning into other specialized cells

Three Unique Properties

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Different Kinds of Stem

CellsEmbryonic Stem

Cells Embryonic stem

cells were first used from mice starting in 1981

1998 human embryo stem cells are first extracted & used

Somatic Stem Cells 2006 somatic or

‘adult’ stem cells are used discovered

These are capable of being used for research

J Kevin Kaufman says this is one of the most important breakthroughs for conduction research

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J Kevin Kaufman explains embryos which are 3

-5 days old are blastocyst and it is from these embryonic stem cells that the entire body of the organism is generated.

Being Born

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Future of Stem CellsDoctors are hard at work trying to unlock how to induce stem cells to

change into specialized cells

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Stem cells could be the answer to

curing countless diseases and growing lost limbs

Curing Diseases