Biology of stem cells and their Pros and cons

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STEM CELLS
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FEBRUARY 20, 2020
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Contents
Introduction............................................................................................................... 2
Biology of stem cells................................................................................................ 2
Type of stems cells................................................................................................... 3
Compare and contrast................................................................................................ 3
Pros and cons.......................................................................................................... 3
Use of stem cells in spinal cord injury...........................................................................4
Conclusion................................................................................................................ 5
References................................................................................................................ 6

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Introduction
Stem cells are described as the raw material of the body, cells from which body cells
with particular functions are produced (Gregory et al., 2016). Under the correct
circumstances in the body or a laboratory, these cells divide to generate more cells named
daughter cells. These particular daughter cells either turn out to be new stem cells (self-
regeneration) or become specific cells (multiplication) with an additional specific function,
for example, blood cells, cells in the brain, cells in the heart muscle or bone cells. No other
body cell possesses the natural capacity to produce new cell types (Zakrzewski et al., 2019).
In this particular report, the biology of stem cells, uniqueness, similarity and differences
between different types will be discussed.
Biology of stem cells
Stem cells are the undifferentiated type of cells that can be divided to generate some
daughter cells that continue as the stem cells that are expected to multiply or become
specialized. These types of cells are identified as the ongoing source of the separated cells
that make up different tissues and body organs or animals and even plants. they have the
potential to be used in different types of therapies for substituting the defective or damaged
cells developed form a variety of health issues like Parkinson's disease, cardiovascular
disease, and diabetes (Chagastelles & Nardi, 2011). These cells are exceptional from other
cells in different ways. Stem cells are proficient in separating and renewing themselves for
additional time than other different cells. stem cells might duplicate many times, or reproduce
unlike other different cells like muscle cells, different blood cells, or nerve cells which cannot
usually multiply themselves. One of the unique properties of stem cells is that it lacks any
type of tissue-specific structure that enables it to perform particular functions in the body.
The ordinary cells can divide a particular number of times before they die, in contrast, stem
cells can divide many times or keeps dividing indefinitely (Biehl & Russell, 2009).