MEDICAL RESEARCHAMMAR MOHAMMED

MRS. TIMM12A

MARCH 10, 2013

Introduction

Question Stem Cells After conducting this research, it became

obvious that stem cell research is the only way to cure some diseases or injuries.

Properties

Self-renewal Potency definitions Identification

Embryonic

It is obtained form the inner cell mass of the blastocyst.

They can develop

Fetal

Adult

Amniotic

Cord blood

Induced pluripotent

Lineage & Treatments

Toxicity Screening

Key research events

Conclusion

Work Cited

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to Stem Cells. Washington, DC: Georgetown UP, 2002. Questia. Web. 9 Mar. 2013.

Borror, Kristina, P. Pearl O'rourke, and Lana Skirboll. "A Stem Cell Primer." Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy 15.1 (2000): 54. Questia. Web. 9 Mar. 2013.

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Cohen, Cynthia B. Renewing the Stuff of Life: Stem Cells, Ethics, and Public Policy. New York: Oxford UP, 2007. Questia. Web. 9 Mar. 2013.

Work Cited Continued

Constans, Aileen. "Stem Cell Potential Grows." The Scientist 2 Sept. 2002: 46. Questia. Web. 9 Mar. 2013.

"Cutting-Edge Stem Cell Research Begins Life in Welsh Uni." Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) 29 Nov. 2005: 5. Questia. Web. 9 Mar. 2013.

Masoro, Edward J., and Steven N. Austad, eds. .Handbook of the Biology of Aging. Amsterdam: Academic, 2006. Questia. Web. 9 Mar. 2013.

Sanderson, Aimee. "Stem Sells: Taking a Closer Look at the Advancements and Hurdles of Stem Cell Research in Australia." Teaching Science 54.1 (2008): 12+. Questia. Web. 9 Mar. 2013.

Work Cited Continued

Scadden, David T. "Stem Cell-Based Medicine1." Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 153.2 (2009): 185+. Questia. Web. 9 Mar. 2013.

"Stem Cell Research: Prospects and Problems." Issues in Law & Medicine 20.1 (2004): 83+. Questia. Web. 9 Mar. 2013.

"Stem Cells." The Columbia Encyclopedia. 6th ed. 2012. Questia. Web. 9 Mar. 2013.