Stem Cell Research

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Stem Cell Research

• What are stem cells?
• Where are they found?
• Procedure
• Possibilities
• Problems

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Types of Stem cells

• Totipotent stem cells can become any cell type in
  the body.
• Pluripotent stem cells can become several
  different types of cells. A mesoderm pluripotent
  stem cell can become muscle cell or connective
  tissue cell, bone cell, cartilage cells, or blood
  cells.
• Multipotent stem cells a few similar types of
  cells. For example, hemopoietic stem cells can
  become any type of blood cell.

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Ethical Implications..

• What are the possibilities?
• Pros and Cons