STEM CELL RESEARCH

STEM CELL RESEARCH

• stem cells that are the focus of scientific research
• the potential use of stem cells in research
• and in treating disease.

WHAT THE PURPOSE

• Stem cells differ from other kinds of cells in the body.
• Stem cells are capable of dividing and renewing themselves
• For long periods.

HOW IS IT BEING USED

• It used by new cures
• But it a little risk

EXMAPLE

• two-year old son diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy was treated with cord blood
• obtained while in-utero. Two-days after the one-hour procedure
• The child showed signs of marked improvement

CLOING

• Propagate
• Clones are organisms that are exact genetic copies.
• Every single bit of their DNA is identical.

WHAT THE PUROSE

• Hi andycap11 The purpose is to make
• Make more of one type a type
• cloning a plants is like photocopying a plant

HOW WAS IT BEING USED

• Researchers at Oregon Health and Science University
• have successfully used cloning to create human
• embryonic stem cells by taking skin cells
• and fusing them with donated human eggs.

EXAMPLE

• Cloning is producing a genetically identical organism to its parent
• Since 1997, there have been many examples of cloning.
• Two examples are of Dolly the sheep and Tetra the monkey.

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