Stem cells

Vanessa De La Guardia
Lesin Torres
Rossy Rodriguez

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Definition
Stem cells are unspecialized cells

capable of renewing themselves

throughcell division, and also
under certain conditions, they can
be induced to become tissue- or
organ-specific cells with special
functions

Types

Adult:is

thought
to
be
anundifferentiatedcell, found among
differentiated cells in a tissue or
organ.Theprimaryrolesofadultstem
cells in a living organism are to
maintain and repair the tissue in
whichtheyarefound.

 Embryonic:

Embryonic stem cells are

derived from a four- or five-day-old
human embryo that is in the blastocyst
phase of development. The embryos are
usually extras that have been created in
IVF (in vitro fertilization) clinics where
several eggs are fertilized in a test tube,
butonlyoneisimplantedintoawoman.

Conclution
Rather the investigations of this cell bring the results that the

scientific community wants or not, it seems to be a good idea

to try, because the development of these cells can change for
good the medicine as we know it now. For the reason that it
can help people who have been diagnosed with an incurable
disease due to a malfunction in their cells, so we can say
these investigations give hope to many of them.