OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
BIOTECHNOLOGY
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Question
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Medical research involving stem cells is important for ____
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to test the effectiveness of new drugs
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the generation of cells and tissues that can be used in cell based therapies
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to understand the consequences of turning genes off and on
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All of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Stem cells provide new cells for the body as it grows, and replace specialised cells that are damaged or lost. They have two unique properties that enable them to do this: They can divide over and over again to produce new cells. As they divide, they can change into the other types of cell that make up the body.
Detailed explanation-2: -Pluripotent. Pluripotent stem cells being used in research today mainly come from embryos, hence the name, “embryonic stem cells”.
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