We went over Hela cells, which are biology research cells obtained from Henrietta Lacks, from her cervix.
My question, are these cancerous stem cells? Or unique cancer cells? Stem cells have the ability to indefinitely reproduce, are found in bone marrow, blood, skin, and menstrual fluid.
As for research, I am not sure why her cells are still used. They reproduce rapidly in-vitro.
As for stem cells, you can make cells act like stem cells by reprogramming the genes. They call it induced stem cells. This Japanese team started the process:
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