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The knowledge of the life span of stem cells is critical in bone-marrow transplantation and in cancer treatment. Earlier it was believed that these cells can grow for indefinite period of time.
But, a new computer simulation carried by the researchers from Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham) has found that stem cells can survive from a few months to several years.
They cannot self renew themselves for the entire life span of a patient.
The results of the mathematical modeling were published in the February 28, 2011 weekly edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The simulation was carried out using the stem cells of experimental mice. The research revealed that self renewal of stem cells is regulated by maintaining a dangerous and uncertain balance. It is because excess production of these cells can lead to blood cancer and their less production can cause failure of the bone marrow transplantation.
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How do you say that a cell also a life span and death like an organism?
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What you mean by stem cell culture?
The stem cell "culture" is the medium in which the stem cell is able to divide and grow.
What is one concern that people have with stem cell research?
The first concern is the destruction of human embryos to extract stem cells. Pro-life activists argue that embryos are a form of life and should be allowed to live. Another argument is that stem cell research can devalue human life as it can lead to consent of reproductive cloning.
What are the risks of stem cell transplantations?
In addition to the risk of a life-threatening infection following a stem cell transplant, patients receiving stem cells from donors risk serious complications from graft-versus-host disease (GVHD).
What is the process by which a stem cell a stem cell becomes a specific type of cell called?
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What is a life span of a organism?
The life span of a Multicellular organism is not limited to the life of a single cell.
Cell that can differentiate throughout life?
stem cell
What is the life span of a thyroid cell?
10 centurys
What is the average life of a cell?
Completely ambiguious question!!!! Depends on what the cell is - where it is - and the life span of it's location.
Do red blood cells have nuclei and how does this affect the lifespan of the cell?
The nuceli is ejected after the cell is formed. This affects not the life span, but the ability to make energy. The life span of a red blood cell is 120 days.
What is the life span of liver cell?
The lifespan of a liver cell is 300 to 500 days.
What is a life span of a euglena cell?
thre e weeks
What is the life span of a hair cell?
2 to 14 years
What is the life span of aqua rite cell?
kcus uoy?
What life span would a cheek cell have?
The life span of a cheek cell inside the mouth is about a month. The lifespan outside the body is usually less, but it also depends on how well its sample is prepared.
What is the average life span of a bone cell?
25 to 30 years :]
What is the average life span of a bone marrow cell?
one day
