Stem cells

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Mind Map on Stem cells, created by Taylor Morley on 09/02/2018.
Taylor Morley
Mind Map by Taylor Morley, updated more than 1 year ago
Taylor Morley
Created by Taylor Morley about 6 years ago
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Stem cells
  1. Embryonic
    1. Ethical issues
      1. Come from embryos
        1. cannot grow without them
          1. some think this is destroying life
      2. Can differentiate into any type of cell
      3. ADULT
        1. Found in specific places
          1. Cannot differentiate into any type of cell
            1. Their role is to repair or maintain the tissue they are found in
            2. Used for medical purposes
              1. regenerates tissue
                1. could grow organs
              2. A cell that has the ability to become a different type of cell
                1. used to grow human tissue
                  1. can then test drugs on this
                  2. used to inject into patients to replace body cells
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