B3 - Function of Stem Cells Information on how stem cells work, and differentiation. 0.0 / 5 ? BiologyCells, tissues and organsGCSEOCR Created by: Pokemon/TrainerCreated on: 23-05-16 15:56 Function of Stem Cells differentiation is when a cell changes to become specialised for a single job the ability to differentiate is often lost at an early age, but not in plants most cells in the human body are specialised to do a certain job for example, red blood cells carry oxygen, but can't do anything else some cells are undifferentiated, which means they can develop into specialised cells undiferentiated cells are called STEM CELLS stem cells change into specialised cells when they are given instructions to do so the type of specialised cell they turn into depends on the instructions given stem cells can be found in embryos you can find stem cells in adults too, but they aren't versatile you can only find them in certain places though, e.g. bone marrow because adult stem cells aren't versatile, they can't turn into any cell - just certain ones 1 of 1
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