stem cell
noun
: an unspecialized cell that gives rise to differentiated cells
hematopoietic stem cells in bone marrow
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The noted director of cell techniques and applied stem cell biology at Leipzig University avoided sun cream for decades because of the possibility of exposure to toxic chemicals.
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The main goal of both studies was to ensure the stem cells were safe, well tolerated and feasible as a therapeutic.
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Organoid technology began in 1907 with research on sponge cells, and continued in the 1980s with advances in stem cell research.
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There's been stem cells, there's been oxygen chambers and peptides.
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Kathleen Baird-Murray, Vogue, 14 May 2025
The main goal of both studies was to ensure the stem cells were safe, well tolerated and feasible as a therapeutic.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 9 May 2025
Organoid technology began in 1907 with research on sponge cells, and continued in the 1980s with advances in stem cell research.
—Christine Coughlin, The Conversation, 9 May 2025
There's been stem cells, there's been oxygen chambers and peptides.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 7 May 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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