1. The Purpose of Stem Cell Research
Some of the stem cells sources are adult stem cells, cord blood stem cells, embryonic stem cells, freckles that yield stem cells, and stem cells from extracted teeth. Adult stem cells, also called somatic stem cells, possess the same basic characteristics of all stem cells[Mur14]. ... The reason why we have adult stem cell in our body is to repair and maintain specific tissues adjacent to the adult stem cell. ... Embryonic stem cells are derived from embryos. As with all stem cells, embryonic stem cells are unspecialized cells that have the ability just like the adult stem cells[Mur14]. ...
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