Role of bone marrow transplants in increasing the survival of patients with leukemia and other cancers, inherited blood disorders, and diseases of the immune system and it is an inspiration to stem cell research. Hematopoietic stem cells are used in bone marrow transplant and have the ability to self renew in the marrow and to [...]
Adult Stem cells versus Embryonic Stem Cells
May 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Apart from the differences in sources human embryonic and adult stem cells each offer advantages and disadvantages when channeled for potential use for cell-based regenerative therapies. They differ in number and type differentiated cell types they can become. Differentiation Capacity While embryonic stem cells can become all cell types of the body because they are [...]
What Are Adult Stem Cells and Where Are They Found?
March 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment
An adult stem cell is an undifferentiated cell found among differentiated cells in a tissue or organ. These cells can renew themselves and can differentiate to yield the major specialized cell types of the tissue or organ. The primary roles of adult stem cells in a living organism are to maintain and repair the tissue [...]
What Are Stem Cells?
March 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Stem cells are special types of cells which have the characteristic ability to renew themselves through mitotic cell division [ A kind of cell division in which two similar cells are produced from one cell] and differentiating into a diverse range of specialized cell types. Stem cells are present in most multi-cellular organisms. The two [...]