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faqs
- Stem cells have a great but still uncertain medical potential. They offer scientific insights into how animals grow and develop and how some diseases might be treated.
Here we define them, describe how they are studied, and sketch their potential and the controversies that surround them.
We thank Stanford’s Christopher Scott, Harvard’s Willy Lensch, and University of Southern California’s Martin Pera for their thoughtful comments and suggestions on these FAQs.
Stem cell science is a fast-changing field, and we will do our best to keep this section current. Please email your feedback to theniche@nature.com.
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resources
- If you have feedback or a resource to offer for this page, please email theniche@nature.com.
- Here we offer multimedia tools and other resources to help you learn about stem cells:
- An Incomplete Cheatsheet is a two-page pdf of common acronyms used by stem cell scientists.
- Cloning and Conservation is a 9-minute video from the American Museum of Natural History. It chronicles scientists hoping to clone an endangered Asian ox.
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