(b) Embryonic and tissue (adult) stem cells. Research and therapeutic uses of stem cells by reference to the repair of damaged or diseased organs or tissues. Stem cell research provides information on how cell processes such as cell growth, differentiation and gene regulation work. Stem cells can be used as model cells to study how diseases develop or for drug testing. The ethical issues of stem cell use and the regulation of their use.
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Therapeutic Uses:
Stem cells have the potential to reverse many of the degenerative diseases that currently blight the lives of many today.
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