stem cell
noun
: an unspecialized cell that gives rise to differentiated cells
hematopoietic stem cells in bone marrow
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The actress underwent extensive treatment for her MS, including a risky two-month hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) that involved an aggressive course of chemotherapy.
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Attempts began in the late nineties, following the isolation of human embryonic stem cells.
—Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
And then there’s regenerative medicine, therapies that aim to restore the form and function of diseased or aging organs using stem cells or other methods.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
The researchers also confirmed that abundant lipid droplets form in human cartilage cells grown in the lab from embryonic stem cells.
—New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2025
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Attempts began in the late nineties, following the isolation of human embryonic stem cells.
—Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
And then there’s regenerative medicine, therapies that aim to restore the form and function of diseased or aging organs using stem cells or other methods.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
The researchers also confirmed that abundant lipid droplets form in human cartilage cells grown in the lab from embryonic stem cells.
—New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2025
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stem cell
noun
: an unspecialized cell capable of perpetuating itself through cell division and having the potential to give rise to differentiated cells with specialized functions
Embryonic stem cells are pluripotent cells derived from the inner cell mass of the blastocyst stage of the embryo.—Carrie J. Merkle, in Essentials of Pathophysiology
Carrie J. Merkle, in Essentials of Pathophysiology… picture the bone marrow as a blood cell factory that takes a single type of precursor cell, or stem cell, and modifies it in various ways to produce all the cells that circulate in the blood.—Gina Kolata, Discover
Gina Kolata, DiscoverRecent observations are providing increasing evidence for the concept that adult stem cells are part of a natural system for tissue repair.—Darwin J. Prockop, in Essentials of Stem Cell Biology
Darwin J. Prockop, in Essentials of Stem Cell BiologyLove words? Need even more definitions?
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