One reason that stem cells are important is due to human development from stem cells. As such, an understanding of their unique attributes and control can teach us more about early human development. Diseases such as cancer are thought to result from abnormal cell proliferation and differentiation. This means that an understanding of where things go 'wrong' in stem cell division and thus lead to cancer can help us find ways to prevent the dysfunctional changes or employ effective ways to treat them with targeted drugs.
Stem cells are premature cells only found in fetuses that have the ability to develop as any type of body cell. They are being researched because they can help in surgery and further develop medical treatment to people who can't produce certain cells.
It involves the research of embryonic stem cells, which are the earliest stage human embryos. The artificial fertilization of egg cells usually results in these stem cells, which can be implanted in a human female to impregnate her. Study of these embryos can also assist in genetic research, but it still remains controversial.
"The term stem cell appears in the scientific literature as
early as 1868 in the works of the eminent German biologist
ErnstHaeckel(Haeckel,1868).Haeckel, a major supporter
of Darwin's theory of evolution, drew a number of phyloge-
netic trees to represent the evolution of organisms by de-
scent from common ancestors and called these trees
''Stammba ¨ume''(German for family trees or ''stemtrees'').
In this context, Haeckel used the term ''Stammzelle'' (Ger-
man for stem cell) to describe the ancestor unicellular
organism from which he presumed all multicellular organ-
isms evolved (Haeckel, 1868, 1874). In the revised 3rd
edition of his book Anthropogenie (Haeckel, 1877),
Haeckel made one of his characteristic leaps from evolu-
tion (phylogeny) to embryology (ontogeny) and proposed
that the fertilized egg also be called stem cell. That is,
Haeckel used the term stem cell in two senses: as the
unicellular ancestor of all multicellular organisms and as
the fertilized egg that gives rise to all cells of the organism.
Uses of the term stem cell referring to a distinct cell in
the embryo capable of giving rise to more specialized cells
can be found later in that century"
On the Origin of the Term ''Stem Cell''
Miguel Ramalho-Santos 1,2, * and Holger Willenbring 1,3
The stem of a plant is full of undifferentiated cells. Thus the name stem cells.
differentiation
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Vessicles are rather primitive and present all-throughout.
Stem cells.
Yes. Stem cells can change into any other cell, through a process called "differentiation" However, adult stem cells are less likely to do so, as opposed to embryonic stem cells that can differentiate readily
Stem cells are considered as undifferentiated cells. They will divide and divide forming more stem cells. The two main stem cell types are embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells. Only the embryonic stem cells can become any type of tissue. Embryonic stem cells have the potential to become any type of cell in the body. There is news as of 2015 that perhaps blindness can be cured using these embryonic stem cells.
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Vessicles are rather primitive and present all-throughout.
Stem cells.
Hematopoietic stem cells
Stem cells are cells that are able to divide continuously without specializing. These kind of cells are undifferentiated biological cells.
Yes. Stem cells can change into any other cell, through a process called "differentiation" However, adult stem cells are less likely to do so, as opposed to embryonic stem cells that can differentiate readily
They are called stem cells.
A basic cell that has the potential to develop into many different kinds of cells is called a stem cell. Stem cells can be found in the umbilical cord blood right after birth.
A pleuropotent cell is capable of developing into many types of tissue. These cells are called "stem cells" because they are the source from which all other cells develop, as in branches coming from a stem.
A stem cell is a type of cell that doesn't have a specific function. The cells you normally think about make up parts of the body like the muscles (e.g., heart), brain, nerves, etc. Stem cells have the ability to divide into these cells with a function and replace damaged ones. They can also divide into more stem cells. The exploration and use of stem cells to replace damaged parts of the body is called stem cell research or technology.
A stem cell is a type of cell that doesn't have a specific function. The cells you normally think about make up parts of the body like the muscles (e.g., heart), brain, nerves, etc. Stem cells have the ability to divide into these cells with a function and replace damaged ones. They can also divide into more stem cells. The exploration and use of stem cells to replace damaged parts of the body is called stem cell research or technology.
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