1.11 Stem Cells in Medicine

1.11 Stem Cells in Medicine

This lesson covers:

• How stem cells can be used to treat diseases like diabetes and paralysis
• The risks involved in stem cell therapy
• Why some people think we shouldn't use stem cells in this way

Notes

• Stem cells can divide by mitosis to produce more cells
• Stem cells can differentiate into different types of specialised cells
• Different types of stem cells
• Embryonic stem cells = found in the early embryo, can differentiate into any type of specialised cell
• Adult stem cells = found in the bone marrow, all ages, differentiate into different types of blood cells
• Lots of conditions…