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| | '''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. | | '''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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| − | There is a gradient that corresponds to how well a particular stem cell can differentiate. | + | 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]]. |
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| − | The two most common types, adult and embryonic, are multipotent and pluripotent respectively. Multipotent means that a stem cell can differentiate into similar types of cells, for instance blood cells only. Pluripotent means that they can turn into any of the 3 germ layer types.<ref>http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/tech/stemcells/sctypes/</ref> | + | Stem cell treatments are predicted to expand rapidly: |
| | + | {{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>}} |
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| − | Even though embryonic stem cells can differentiate into more cell types than can adult stem cells, they require the destruction of an embryo which is akin to [[abortion]].<ref>http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=WU09C06&f=PG07J01</ref> That being said there is some research that shows that embryonic stem cells might be obtainable without destruction of the embryo, though this research is not definite yet.<ref>http://www.cmda.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Stem_Cell_Research&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=12577</ref>
| + | 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: | | There are five categories of stem cells that correspond to their origin in the body: |
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| | *[[embryonic stem cells]] | | *[[embryonic stem cells]] |
| | *[[induced pluripotent stem cells]] | | *[[induced pluripotent stem cells]] |
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| | == See also == | | == See also == |
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| | *[[autologous stem cells]] | | *[[autologous stem cells]] |
| | + | *[[Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplant]] |
| | + | *[[Stem cell decisions]] |
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| | + | == References == |
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