1. UNWINDING THE
POTENTIAL OF
STEM CELLS
PRESENTED BY : JAVERIA KHAN

2. Table of contents
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Stem Cells Types of stem cells
Sources of Stem Cells
Applications
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Unique properties
06
Scientific discoveries
07
Controversies
08
Summary

3. STEM CELLS
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4. What are stem cells?
 An undifferentiated cell.
 Divide to produce some offspring cells and some
cells that are destined to differentiate.
 Cell with the ability to divide indefinitely in culture
and with the potential to give rise to mature
specialized cell types.
 Can be obtained from bone marrow, adipose tissue,
blood or embryonic tissue.

5. TYPES
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6. TYPES OF STEM CELLS
STEM CELLS
Embryonic Stem
Cells
Adult Stem
Cells
Induced
Pluripotent Stem
Cells
Mesenchymal
stem cells

7. UNIQUE
PROPERTIES
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8. UNIQUE PROPERTIES OF STEM CELLS
Have the ability to self-renew.

9. UNIQUE PROPERTIES OF STEM CELLS
Have the ability to recreate functional tissues.

10. APPLICATIONS
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11. APPLICATIONS OF STEM CELLS
Brain disease
treatment
Cardiovascular
disease treatment
Tissue
Regeneration
Blood disease
treatments
Cell deficiency
therapy

12. SOURCES
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13. DONATING/HARVESTING STEM CELLS:
BONE MARROW PERIPHERAL STEM
CELLS
UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD
ADIPOSE DERVIED STEM
CELLS

14. SCIENTIFIC
DISCOVERIES
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15.  Helps to know about switching a particular gene on or off that can cause it to
differentiate.
 Able to discover what causes a wide range of illnesses.
 Able to know what causes the cells to divide in the wrong way.
 Helps in development of new drugs.

16. CONTROVERSIES
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17.  Use of embryos for stem cells.
 Inserting human cells into animals.
 Stem cell therapy and FDA regulation.

18. SUMMARY
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19.  Damaged cells can be repaired by stem cells.
 These cells possess powerful healing abilities.
 Stem cell research is ongoing, and it is thought that stem
cell treatments may also be able to treat diseases
including paralysis and Alzheimer's.

20. REFRENCES:
i. https://sites.ualberta.ca/~dcl3/hype/review_SC+history+basics+of+rsch.pdf
ii. https://pathsocjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/path.1187
iii. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323343#types
iv. https://www.unmc.edu/stemcells/educational-resources/types.html
v. https://stemcells.nih.gov/info/basics/stc-basics/
vi. https://byjus.com/biology/stem-cells/
vii. https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Different-stem-cell-sources-Embryonic-stem-cells-are-
obtained-from-the-inner-cell-mass_fig1_271535198

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