Cells which have not fully differentiated yet, i.e. with the potential to develop into other kinds of cells through asymmetric cell division.
Questions tagged [stem-cells]
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Does every gland type have stem cells for regeneration?
Is there any gland in which there are no stem cells?
I know that:
sebaceous gland is maintained by unipotent stem cells
thyroid gland - some stem cells, apparently unipotent
Glands about which potency I am not sure
pancreas gland - contains…
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What is the difference between "lineage restriction" and "differentiated" in terms of stem cell biology
Is there a subtle difference between these two concepts or are they basically the same thing? When I mean differentiated, I don't mean terminally differentiated.
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Confirmation of organoid's character with the respective organ
How can we verify that the Organoid formed from culturing stem cells shows the exact characteristics of the organ it is developed for?
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Is it possible to print humans?
According to this news, scientists can use stem cells to print objects. So say theoretically, is there any possibility to print human beings?
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question about stem cells
I was reading this paper:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26119455
and became confused after this sentence:
"The ICM-derived mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells and epiblast-derived
human embryonic stem cells have the full potential to…
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What are the principles of stem cell engineering?
Suppose you want to convert the skin cell into a pluripotent stem cell. I know there are a few genes that were identified for this purpose (a recent Nobel Prize). But apart from finding such genes, it also seems to involve maintaining the right…
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Can I grow unlimited stem cells from limited embryonic stem cells?
If I theoretically extract a few embryonic stem cells from the embryo and cultured in vitro with enough nutrient to grow more cells. How many maximum of stem cells can I get? Do I need to add any compound to inhibit the differentiation progress?
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potency in preformed germ-line
In organism that have a preformed germ-line like Drosophila where germ cells are pre-allocated in the oocyte, are there technically no adult pluripotent stem cells since germ line cells can't be developed from somatic stem cells?
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What cells in mosses behave analogously to mammalian embryonic stem cells?
The Washington Post article Ancient life awakens amid thawing ice caps and permafrost describes the work of Peter Convey, an ecologist with the British Antarctic Survey and his team, and includes a discussion of some mosses that have survived over…
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What is the difference between pluripotent and totipotent cells?
Both develop into specialized cells.Then how are they different?
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Can stem cells from male convert to cells of female-only organs, and vice versa?
As we know, stem cells can convert to different cells of other organs, can male use their own stem cells to convert it into cells of female-only organs(and vice versa)?
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Chimera generation rate between mouse and other animals
I have a question about the chimera generation rate of the mouse compared with other animals.
Before asking the question, I need to define the following terms:
ES cells: Embryonic stem cells
The procedure of generating chimera mice and other chimera…
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Can TGF beta family induce all somatic stem cells?
I think this is not possible.
Conclusion about this preview article TGF-$\beta$ family signaling in stem cells:
While TGF-$\beta$ family signaling regulates stemness of normal and cancer stem cells, its effects are diverse and depend on the cell…
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Would Adipose Derived Stem Cells Reinjected into Fat Tissue Reorganize into their typical structure?
I've read papers saying that mesenchymal stem cells (and in some cases stem cells in general) retain a degree of tropism for their sites of origin based on epigenetic memory. Is that mechanism strong enough to suggest that adipose derived stem cells…
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