Stem cells.. Why should you know about them... They can cure cancer...!!

in #stemcells7 years ago (edited)

Stem cells have the remarkable potential to develop into multicellular organism which is capable of giving rise to indefinitely more cells of the same type, Stem cells are a class of undifferentiated cells that are able to differentiate into specialised cell types. Commonly, stem cells come from two main sources embryonic stem cells adult stem cells. Stem cells are the foundation for every organ and tissue in our body. They serve as a repair system for the body. Because of their potential to develop into many different types of cells in the body. Each and every organ and tissue in our body grew out of a cluster of stem cells early in development.

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stem cell cancer therapy

In a typical stem cell transplant for cancer very high doses of chemo are used, sometimes along with Radiation. Stem cell transplants are procedures that restore blood-forming stem cells in or radiation therapy that are used to treat certain cancers. Use of stem cells in immune modulation or reconstitution is one of the methods used for decades in cancer therapy.

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I think this is a very promising field. Fortunately it seems that the ethic debate about stem cells has passed away and this techniques are legal in most west countries with minor restrictions