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What is the importance of stem cells in medical science? - Science and Technology 2

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What is the importance of stem cells in medical science?

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Stem cells are used in regenerative therapy and organ transplantation.

  1. Cell therapy: In case of medical conditions like myocardial infarction, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, etc., stem cells are used to replace dead cells.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
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पाठ 8: Cell Biology and Biotechnology - Solve the following questions

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Write the correct answer in blank circles.


At the earliest stage of development, the organism is in the form of a mass of a cell, which are almost alike, those cells are called ____________.


Which of the following factors are considered or need to be paid attention to during organ transplantation?


_____________ is the revolutionary event in biotechnology after cloning.


Cell _____________ starts from 14th day of conception.


____________ are present in the umbilical cord by which the foetus is joined to the uterus of the mother.


Find an odd one out.


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


State two types of stem cells.


Complete the paragraph.

(red bone marrow, degenerated, umbilical cord, adipose, division, blastocyst)

Different tissues of the body are formed by _______ of stem cells. Stem cells are present in the _______ by which the fetus is joined to the uterus of the mother. Stem cells are also present in the _______ stage of embryonic development. Stem cells are present in _______ and _______ connective tissue of adult human beings. It has become possible to produce different types of tissues and the _______ part of any organ with the help of these stem cells.


Identify the given figure and label it.


Explain the statement.

The revolutionary phenomenon in biotechnology after cloning is stem cell research.


______ cells are undifferentiated mass of cells.


  1. Which process is shown in the given diagram?
  2. What is the importance of this process?
  3. Which organs can be transplanted by this process?

Explain the following term:

Stem cells


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