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प्रश्न
Give scientific reason.
Stem cells are extremely important in regenerative therapy.
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उत्तर
- In case of medical conditions like myocardial infarction, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, etc., stem cells are used to replace dead cells.
- In conditions like anemia, thalassemia and leukemia, where blood count is affected, stem cells are used to produce new blood cells. This is known as regenerative cell therapy.
- Advances in research may make it possible to produce organs like liver or kidney from stem cells to be used for transplantation in case of organ failure.
Hence, stem cells are extremely important in regenerative therapy.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Write the correct answer in blank circles.
_____________ is the revolutionary event in biotechnology after cloning.
____________ are present in the umbilical cord by which the foetus is joined to the uterus of the mother.
For the purpose of preservation stem cell samples are kept in __________.
The number of different types of cells in the human body that are formed from embryonic cells.
Zygote is formed by union of male and female gametes. Name the cells that are present at the initial stage of development.
Define.
Stem cell
Observe the following figure and answer the questions.
- Which property of stem cell is shown in the figure?
- Write the name of the cells or organs denoted by X and Y.
- What is the benefit of tissue/organ culture from stem cells?
Observe the given figure and answer the following questions.
- What is shown in the figure?
- What can the stem cells make in this figure?
- What can these stem cells transform into?
Explain the statement.
The revolutionary phenomenon in biotechnology after cloning is stem cell research.
______ cells are undifferentiated mass of cells.
Name the types of stem cells
Distinguish between
undifferentiated cells and differentiated cells
How are stem cells useful in regenerative process?
- Which process is shown in the given diagram?
- What is the importance of this process?
- Which organs can be transplanted by this process?
Explain the following term:
Stem cells
