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Why are doctors and scientists so excited about human embryonic stem cells? ... Have human embryonic stem cells been used successfully to treat any human diseases yet? ... Why not use adult stem cells instead of using human embryonic stem cells in research?
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stemcells.nih.gov/info/faqs.asp
stemcells.nih.gov/info/faqs.asp
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Embryonic stem cells possess two properties that make them especially well suited for cell therapy. First, because embryonic stem cells are obtained from early blastocysts, they are at a very early developmental stage, and retain the flexibility to become any one of the more than 200 cell types that make up the human body.
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www.sumanasinc.com/scienceinfocus/sif_stemcells.html
www.sumanasinc.com/scienceinfocus/sif_stemcells.html
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As previously mentioned, embryonic stem cells are new to the research scene. Though human embryonic stem cells were first isolated in 1997, little research with human cells was carried out due to federal restrictions on the use of embryonic tissues for research.
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www.goshen.edu/bio/Biol410/BSSpapers99/bensmucker.html
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declaration of the pontifical academy life on human embryonic stem cells, 2000 ... Today, the preparation of human embryonic stem cells (human ES cells) implies the following[iii]: 1) the production of human embryos and/or the use of the surplus embryos resulting from in vitro fertilization or of frozen embryos;
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www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_academies/acdlife...
www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_academies/acdlife/documents/rc_pa_acdlife_doc_20000824_cellule-staminali_en.html
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Human embryonic stem (hES) cells are pluripotent cells derived from the inner cell mass cells of blastocysts with the potential to maintain an undifferentiated state indefinitely.
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www.reproduction-online.org/cgi/content/full/128/3/259
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www.reproduction-online.org/cgi/reprint/128/3/259
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Human embryonic stem cells (hES) offer great hope for the treatment of some devastating diseases, but finding a way to keep enough of these cells usable and healthy for transplantation in patients has been an ongoing problem. ... Researchers Use Human Embryonic Stem Cells To Kill Cancer Cells (Oct. 12, 2005) — For the...
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www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/02/060216232438.htm
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