Stem cells

Question 1

What is stem cells?

Answer 1

It is undifferentiated/ unspecialised cell

Question 2

What is totipotent stem cells?

Answer 2

It can differentiate into any type of cells
A fertilised egg, zygote

Question 3

What is Pluripotent stem cells?

Answer 3

These stem cells can differentiate into all types of tissue but not the whole organism
Early embryos

Question 4

What is multipotent stem cells?

Answer 4

They can only form a range of cells within a cerain types of tissue
E.g. bone marrow

Question 5

What are some uses of stem cells?

Answer 5

• Heart disease
• Type 1 diabetes
• Parkinson’s disease
• Alzheimer’s disease
• spinal injuries

Question 6

Why do some people disagree the use of totipotent stem cells?

Answer 6

Totipotent stem cells are taken from embryo, fertilised cells
this means the embryo have to be destroy
This is against ethics believe of ‘the beginning of life starts at fertilisation’