Stem cells

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A Levels Biology (Control of gene expression) Mindmap am Stem cells, erstellt von ely3m17 am 09/02/2014.
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Stem cells
  1. Medical
    1. Don't adhere to Hayflick limit
      1. Telomere
        1. Immortality
        2. Rejection
          1. Need similar DNA
            1. No need for immunosuppressants
              1. No secondary infection
          2. Treat illness
            1. Parkinsons
              1. Alzheimers
                1. Thalassaemia
              2. Undifferentiated
                1. Plants
                  1. Meristem
                  2. Animals
                    1. Embryonic
                      1. Totipotent
                        1. Can become any cell
                        2. Pluripotent
                          1. Can become any cell that makes up an organism
                            1. Not placenta
                          2. Issues
                            1. Ethics - is it destroying life?
                            2. More useful for research & treatment
                            3. Adult
                              1. Multipotent
                                1. Can become any cell of a specific type
                                2. Unipotent
                                  1. Can become only one kind of cell
                                  2. Issues
                                    1. Difficult to find, identify & extract
                                    2. Used for growth & repair
                                      1. IPSCs
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