Stem cells are cells found in most multi-cellular organisms.They are characterized by the ability to renew themselves through mitotic cell division and differentiating into a diverse range of specialized cell types.
Stem cells can be grown and transformed into specialized cells with characteristics consistent with cells of various tissues such as muscles or nerves through cell culture.They have a very good potential to develop into many different cell types in the body during early life and growth.
When a stem cell divides, each new cell has the potential either to remain a stem cell or become another type of cell with a more specialized function, such as a muscle cell, a red blood cell, or a brain cell.
Stem cell treatments are a type of genetic medicine that introduce new cells into damaged tissue in order to treat a disease or injury.The ability of stem cells to self-renew and give rise to subsequent generations that can differentiate offers a large potential to culture tissues that can replace diseased and damaged tissues in the body, without the risk of rejection and side effects.There are a potential treatments like in Brain damage,Cancer,Spinal cord injury...etc.
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