This cheat sheet mainly covers everything you need to know about stem cells. It includes the stem cell's characteristics, types, usage in medicine, etc...
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1. Divide by mitosis to produce more cells.
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2. Differentiate into different types of specialized cells.
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Risk 1:
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Virus Transmission
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Risk 2:
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Tumor development
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Embryonic Stem Cells:
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Differentiate into any type of specialized cells
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Adult Stem Cells:
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Differentiate into different types of blood cells
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The Ethical Objection to using embryonic stem cells resolves around the fact that embryonic stem cells have the potential for human life making some people object their use in research and others to think the benefits of curing existing people who are suffering is more important than the right of embryos.
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1. Requires ONLY Embryonic cells which has a limited supply and is the only type of stem cell that can differentiate into any type of specialized cell.
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2. Is sometimes rejected by the patients immune system and attempts to destroy the cells since it identifies it as "foreign".
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NOTE: The ability for Adult stem cells to be taken straight from the patient is an advantage because this way the immune system will accept the cells unlike the embryonic cells being considered "foreign".
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Advantages:
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Adult stem cells are a great alternative and have the ability of being taken straight from the patient so that they will not cause rejection.
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Disadvantages:
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Adult stem cells can only differentiate into different types of blood cells.
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The information provided in this cheat sheet is from "Cognito" on YouTube. You can watch it here.
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