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| − | Stem cells have the ability to renew themselves through division, and differentiate themselves into specialized cell types. There are five categories of stem cells: | + | '''Stem cells''' are one of several varieties of [[cell]] that have the ability to renew themselves through division, and differentiate themselves into specialized cell types. |
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| − | [[adult stem cells]] | + | There is a gradient that corresponds to how well a particular stem cell can differentiate. Adult stem cells are multipotent and helpful to many medical cures, though thwarted by the [[anti-life]] [[FDA]]. |
| − | <br>[[amniotic stem cells]]
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| − | <br>[[cord blood stem cells]]
| + | Stem cell treatments are predicted to expand rapidly: |
| − | <br>[[embryonic stem cells]]
| + | {{cquote|The market is estimated to garner a revenue of USD 17 billion by the end of 2035, up from a revenue of USD 3 billion in the year 2022, owing to its growing demand for treating degenerative and rare diseases, such as osteoporosis, cancer, spinal cord injuries, type 1 diabetes, cartilage infections, and ischemic heart diseases.<ref>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mesenchymal-stem-cells-market-revenue-105000534.html</ref>}} |
| − | <br>[[induced pluripotent stem cells]]
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| − | [[Category:Biology]][[Category:Medicine]] | + | A scientifically unjustified push for non-adult [[embryonic stem cells]] occurred beginning around 2001, to provide an indirect justification for [[abortion]]. Use embryonic stem cells requires destroying a living being, while achieving nothing worthwhile from it. Embryonic stem cells are pluripotent and typically develop in ways unhelpful to any medical cure. |
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| | + | There are five categories of stem cells that correspond to their origin in the body: |
| | + | *[[adult stem cells]] |
| | + | *[[amniotic stem cells]] |
| | + | *[[cord blood stem cells]] |
| | + | *[[embryonic stem cells]] |
| | + | *[[induced pluripotent stem cells]] |
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| | + | == See also == |
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| | + | *[[autologous stem cells]] |
| | + | *[[Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplant]] |
| | + | *[[Stem cell decisions]] |
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| | + | == References == |
| | + | <references/> |
| | + | [[Category:Biology]] |
| | + | [[Category:Stem cells]] |
| | + | [[Category:Medicine]] |