Stem Cells

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Stem Cells
Stem cells, or "mother cells" as they are called, are very unique cells with the potential to treat many different diseases. Stem cells or "hematopoetic stem cells" are primitive cells that have the ability to remain as stem cells, or become more specialized cells such as a muscle cell, a red blood cell, or a brain cell. Through the research of stem cells, scientists are learning how an organism develops from a single cell, and how healthy cells can replace damaged cells. This is known as regenerative or reparative medicine. With stem cells, scientists can actually grow or rejuvenate specific tissue cells. As you can imagine, this is very promising for the treatments of different diseases such as cancer and birth defects.