Stem cells

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  • Stem cells
    • An unspecialised cell that can differentiate into many types of cell
    • Collected from human embryos and some adult tissue including bone marrow.
      • Can be obtained from embryos donated by clinics
      • Problems with collecting stem cells
        • Religious groups against it
          • Human embryos could have been a living person
        • Very expensive
        • Hard to control once collected
    • Produced by cloning human cells
      • Can stop the need for organ donations because of this

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