stem cell
noun
: an unspecialized cell that gives rise to differentiated cells
hematopoietic stem cells in bone marrow
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Key Ingredients: Chantecaille’s mask is enriched with plant stem cells, four peptides, tensing agents, and nourishers to smooth and lift the skin.
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But amidst a global epidemic of loneliness, fewer people want to be cocooned in a clinic undergoing DNA testing and stem cell treatments.
—Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2024
The researchers have tested the technique on mammalian cells ranging from neural stem cells, and pancreatic cancer cells to fibroblasts and HeLa cancer cells.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Surgeries and stem cells Be forewarned, some topics in The Edge of Sentience are difficult.
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Kiana Murden, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2025
But amidst a global epidemic of loneliness, fewer people want to be cocooned in a clinic undergoing DNA testing and stem cell treatments.
—Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Dec. 2024
The researchers have tested the technique on mammalian cells ranging from neural stem cells, and pancreatic cancer cells to fibroblasts and HeLa cancer cells.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
Surgeries and stem cells Be forewarned, some topics in The Edge of Sentience are difficult.
—Ars Technica, 30 Nov. 2024
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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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