INTRODUCTION TO MICROSCOPY CELL BIOLOGY
DIFFERENTIATED CELL
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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 in medicine The only stem cells now used to treat disease are hematopoietic stem cells. These are the blood cell-forming adult stem cells found in bone marrow. Every type of blood cell in the bone marrow starts as a stem cell.
Detailed explanation-2: -Researchers study many different types of stem cells. There are several main categories: the “pluripotent” stem cells (embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells) and nonembryonic or somatic stem cells (commonly called “adult” stem cells).
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