Early embryonic development- stem cells

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cells can have the potential to develop into a complete human
totipotent cells
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hollow ball of cells produced by 5 days after conception
blastocyst
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the cells in the blastocyst that can give rise to most cell types, but not all 216
pluripotent embryonic stem cells
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the cells found in adults that retain a certain capacity to become different cell types
multipotent adult stem cells
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a particular area of medicine that stem cells can be of great use
regenerative medicine
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which type of stem cells are the most beneficial to transplant treatment due to their pluripotent nature?
embryonic stem cells
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sources of pluripotent stem cells
spare embryos
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problem with using the embryo-culture-stem cell approach
rejection
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other approach where somatic cell nuclear transfer occurs in order to source stem cells
therapeutic cloning
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HFEA giving permission for use of therapeatic cloning in research (year)
2004
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HFEA allowing research using animal-human embryos (year)
2007
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what type of stem cells are used for bone marrow transplants?
adult stem cells
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another use of adult stem cells
skin transplants
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reprogramming of cells to make them pluripotent
induced pluripotent stem cells
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uses of iPSCs
treatment for disease, drug trials and research
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people viewing the status of a human embryo differently
ethical issues with embryonic stem cells
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times when new advances in society raise various concerns
role of regulatory authorities
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peers of the realm and MPs that are advised by experts on the subject
select commities
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extensions in embryonic uses that have led to HFEA permitting new areas of work (years)
2001 and 2002
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