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How can pluripotent stem cells be used to treat disease?

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How can pluripotent stem cells be used to treat disease?

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Pluripotent or embryonic stem cells have enormous promise for treating degenerative disease because they can be grown in very large numbers and can differentiate into many different cell types in the body. Researchers have to first learn better how to grow the stem cells in a lab so they take on the characteristics of the cells they are meant to replace. At this time it isn’t clear whether pluripotent or adult stem cells will be best in this type of therapy.