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the use of cloning technology to help in the search for possible cures and treatments for diseases and disabilities.

Domain: Medical; Category: Stem cell research

The oval spongy structure in the uterus from which the fetus derives its nourishment and oxygen. The placenta develops from the outer cell layer of the blastocyst, called the trophoblast.

Domain: Medical; Category: Stem cell research

An egg before maturation; a female gametocyte; also called an ovocyte.

Domain: Medical; Category: Stem cell research

Able to form two or more mature cell types within a tissue. For example, neural stem cells that can create a subset of neurons in the brain are oligopotent.

Domain: Medical; Category: Stem cell research

A research study in human subjects to answer specific questions about vaccines or new therapies or new ways of using known treatments. Clinical trials are used to determine whether new drugs or ...

Domain: Medical; Category: Stem cell research

The growth of cells in a laboratory dish for experimental research. The cells are grown in a solution, or medium, that contains nutrients and growth factors. Different factors can be added to the ...

Domain: Medical; Category: Stem cell research

Cell division resulting in two daughter cells with different properties. Observed in some but not all stem cells and can occur in other types of progenitor cell.

Domain: Medical; Category: Stem cell research

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