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Stem cells are a special type of cells that have two important properties. They are able to make more cells like themselves. That is, they self-renew. And they can become other cells that do different things in a process known as differentiation. Stem cells are found in almost all tissues of the body.
Stem cells have the ability to recreate functional tissues. Pluripotent stem cells are undifferentiated; they do not have any tissue-specific characteristics (such as morphology or gene expression pattern) that allow them to perform specialized functions.
Stem cell, an undifferentiated cell that can divide to produce some offspring cells that continue as stem cells and some cells that are destined to differentiate (become specialized).
Stem cells are the only cells in your body that make different cell types, like blood, bone and muscle cells. They also repair damaged tissue. Now, stem cells are essential blood cancer and blood disorder treatments.
In multicellular organisms, stem cells are undifferentiated or partially differentiated cells that can change into various types of cells and proliferate indefinitely to produce more of the same stem cell.
A stem cell, found in embryos (embryonic stem cell) and adults (somatic stem cell), is an immature, non-specialized cell that can differentiate into one or more specific functioning or regenerating cell types.
Stem cells are cells that do not yet have a specific role and can become almost any cell that is required. They can also regenerate damaged tissue under the right conditions. Stem...
Stem cells are types of cells that have unique ability to self-renew and to differentiate into more than one cell lineage. They are considered building blocks of tissues and organs. Over recent decades, they have been studied and utilized for repair and regenerative medicine.
What are stem cells, and why are they important? What are the unique properties of all stem cells? How do you culture stem cells in the laboratory? How are stem cells used in biomedical research and therapies? How does NIH support stem cell research?
Stem cells are cells that can specialize into many different forms. They fall into two main types: adult and pluripotent (PLUR-ee-poh-tint) stem cells.