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Stem Cells
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- 1What is the differentiation process?The process in which a cell becomes specialised
- 2______ never loose the ability to differentiatePlants
- 3What are stem cells?Cells that are undifferentiated
- 4Where are stem cells that can turn into any cell found?In early human embryos
- 5What is different about the stem cells found in bone marrow?They can't turn into any cells, only certain ones
- 6How do we cure blood diseases?Bone marrow transplants
- 7How do you get cultures of one specific type of cell?You control the differentiation process my changing the environment that the stem cells are growing in
- 8Why are some people against stem cell research?1) They fell that human embryos shouldn't be used for experiments as they are potential human life
- 9Why are people pro-stem cell research (2 reasons)?1) Because they believe that saving already existing people who are suffering is more important
2) The embryos were probably unwanted anyway
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- GCSE Biology (B2b) Flashcards on Stem Cells, created by francesca graham on 07/04/2016.
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