To perform this function, these cells must divide to renew themselves, while some of their descendants eventually differentiate to build up new tissues. By this definition, stem cells are ...
Stem cells are cells that have the capacity to self-renew by dividing and to develop into more mature, specialised cells. Stem cells can be unipotent, multipotent, pluripotent or totipotent ...
Lab-grown muscle tissue is produced from animal stem cells. A culture of these cells is bathed in nutrients and growth factors, along with an edible scaffold to support the development of 3D ...