1. Contreversy Surrounding Stem Cell Research
So what is a stem cell, and why are they important? ... The main stem cells subject to testing are stem cells extracted from left over embryos during in-vitro fertilization. ... Scientists would require numerous stem cells, and therefore numerous embryos to research because once extracted, stem cells are very unstable and often crash. ... The select stem cells are called HESC stem cell lines. ... Within the HESC lines there are 78 stem cell lines from 14 organizations. ...
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