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A type of white blood cell and a versatile part of the immune system. Constantly on patrol, macrophages can find and kill many different kinds of bacteria. They are usually the first responders to ...

Domain: Medical; Category: Stem cell research

Adult cells that have been genetically reprogrammed to an embryonic stem cell-like state.

Domain: Medical; Category: Stem cell research

The hypothesis of selective retention of parental DNA strands during asymmetric self-renewal. Potential mechanism to protect stem cells from the mutations associated with replication.

Domain: Medical; Category: Stem cell research

The functional cell type of the liver. Hepatocytes make enzymes for detoxifying metabolic waste, synthesise proteins for the blood plasma, produce bile and help control blood sugar levels within ...

Domain: Medical; Category: Stem cell research

Self-renewing cell responsible for sustaining a cancer and for producing differentiated progeny that form the bulk of the cancer. Cancer stem cells identified in leukaemias and certain solid tumours ...

Domain: Medical; Category: Stem cell research

Stem cells that give rise to all the blood cell types

Domain: Medical; Category: Stem cell research

Stem cells that give rise to all the blood cell types

Domain: Medical; Category: Stem cell research

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