Editing Stem Cells (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Analyzing</span> ==
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|+ Embryonic vs. Adult Stem Cells
! Feature !! Embryonic (ESC) !! Adult (Somatic)
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| Source || 5-day-old Blastocyst || Bone Marrow / Fat / Brain
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| Potency || Pluripotent (Can be "Anything") || Multipotent (Can be "Some things")
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| Difficulty || Hard to control (Risk of Tumors) || Safer (Already "Specialized")
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| Rejection || Body might "Attack" them || Body "Accepts" them (if they are yours)
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| Analogy || A 'Master Key' for every door || A 'Keycard' for one building
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'''The Concept of "Regenerative Medicine"''': Analyzing why "A Pill is not enough." Most modern medicine "Treats symptoms." Stem cell medicine "Replaces Parts." Instead of "Managing" heart disease, we "Inject a New Heart" (grown from your own cells). It is the move from "Pharmacy" to "Foundry."
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