1. Human Cloning And Stem-Cell Research
(ALSA) Stem cells, as defined by SerVass, are "the most immature primordial cells in the body". Theoretically, stem cells have the ability to grow into any kind of cell or organ in the body. Stem cell research involves isolating the stem cell and studying whether or not it can be nurtured to grow into a cell that will replace a diseased or damaged cell or organ. ... Totipotent stem cells have the potential to grow into any organ in the body or become any type of cell. ... Stem cells harvested from embryos in the blastocyte stage have the most cells at the totipotent stage. ...
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