Stem Cells

• stem cells

  undifferentiated cells
• embryonic stem cells can change into any type of cell
• stems cells are found in the early human embryos
• stem cells are found in certain places like bone marrow
• grown in labs to produces clones and differentiate into specialised cells
• they may be able to cure diseases
• therapeutic cloning

  embryos cloned to have same genetic information as patient
• stems cells in plants are called meristems
• some people are against stem cell research for ethical reasons