Stem Cell Therapy

• Stem cells are undifferentiated biological cells that can differentiate into  specialized cells
• to produce more stem cells it can divide (through mitosis) They are found in multicellular organisms
• Stem cells are unspecialized  (undifferentiated) cells that are characteristically of the same family type (lineage).
• Stem cells have tremendous promise  to help us understand and treat a  range of diseases, injuries and other health-related conditions. 
• Their potential is evident in the use of blood stem cells to treat diseases of the blood.
• This treatment has saved the lives of thousands of children with 

  leukemia
• stem cells can be used for tissue grafts to treat diseases or injury of 

  the bone, skin and surface of the eye.