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Which organ stem cell start differentiating to form a few weeks after conception?

Heart


What might a doctor use cells grown from stem cells?

A stem cell could be absolutely any cell that they are surrounded by, for instance a doctor could use Stem cells and place them in broken heart muscle fibers and those stem cells would become heart muscle cells, repairing the location as they assimilate with the surrounding cells. the same goes for other types of cells, such as organ and even skin cells. so to put the answer of your question in short, a doctor can use stem cells for nearly anything in his field:)


Can heart cells come from bone cells?

no, heart cells and bone cells are mature and cannot change into each other. However, a stem cell can become a heart cell or bone cell or any other cell depending on where in the body it is.


A brain stem cell only produces its own type of cell which type a stem cell is this brain stem cell?

Unipotent


What is celll specialization?

Cell specialisation is when a cell becomes specific for a particular function. Unspecialised cells are called stem cells. Stem cells can become specialised for a particular function by undergoing cell specialisation to become cells that are responsible for a particular function. For example, when a stem cell undergoes specialisation to become a heart cells, its main responsibility is contracting to pump blood around the body.


Why are stem cells so important in the medical field today?

Stem cells have the ability to differentiate into multiple types of cells. For example, embryonic stem cells can become any cell in the body and hematopoietic stem cells can become any blood cell (red blood cells, myeloid cells, and lymphocytes). They also possess the ability to renew themselves when dividing, meaning that when a stem cell divides, one daughter cell remains a stem cell while the other becomes more specialized. Therefore, the stem cell can theoretically generate an infinite amount of any type of body cells. However, an obstacle in utilizing stem cells is that though scientists have found ways to coax the stem cell to become different cell types, they have been unsuccessful to find a way to make stem cells produce a coherent organ. Meaning that though scientists can make liver cells from stem cells, they can't make an entire liver since the architecture of an entire organ is extremely complex. This is also the reason why we do not yet have laboratory-grown organs for transplantations purposes.


What type of cell can differentiate into any kind of cell?

A stem cell can become any other type of specialized cell.


What cells can become any type of cells in the body?

Only totipotent and pluripotent stem cells. Totipotent can become any cell type, because they come from a 3-day-embryo. Pluripotent are already differentiated cells, coming from the inner cell mass of a blastocyst kai can become any tissue cell type or any organ. Pluripotent can be extracted from the inner cell mass of the blastocyst the 5th day after the fertilization. This has ethical drawbacks. That's why the scientists are trying to extract stem cells from only one cell from the inner cell mass of the blastocyst.


What does stem cell research cure?

Stem cells are cells that form only before birth and are valuable because they can basically become any cell in the body! A stem cell can become a cell in the brain, a call in the toe or a cell in you eye - that is the reason they are called STEM cells.Knowing this - you SHOULD be able to get stem cells and introduce them into another organ and they SHOULD become that organs new cells. So if I have stem cells and a bad heart - I can introduce them into the heart and they will become new heart cells. With enough of them - I SHOULD be able to generate a new working heart - to replace the cells of an old poorly functioning heart! It is all theory - but it is very plausible!Thus far, embryonic stem cell research has cost billions, resulted in the indictment of Korean researcher Hwang Woo-Suki and his research team on fraud and embezzlement charges, and produced no tangible results while requiring the taking of a human life to perform. Yet it is still being funded by the US government and a few state governments.On the other hand adult bone marrow stem cell research, while still experimental, has produced several cures including the first patient considered to be "cured" of AIDS. The experimental cures range from blood cancers to bone disease. This research has been accomplished largely with private research funds and does not require the taking of a human life and in fact can be performed with a patient's own stem cells.In 2008, adult stem cells were used to grow a section of a human trachea which was transplanted in the stem cell donor's body with success.


What is the difference between a stem and a muscle cell?

A stem cell, if put near a muscle cell, will transform itself into more muscle cells. If a stem cell is put near the cell of an organ, it will "replicate" the cells of that organ. (if and only IF the stem cell is deemed compatible and has nutrients) A muscle cell if put near anything not muscle ... will do nothing (very likely will be killed/absorbed by the antibodies), if put near a muscle, it should try to integrate itself into working in tandem with that muscle.


Which organ do stem cells start differentiating form a few weeks after conception?

heart


What organ do stem cells start differentiation to form a few weeks after conception?

Heart