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How do you extract your own stem cells?


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Stem Cells:

  1. Stem cell-based therapies, according to researchers, could one day be utilized to cure major disorders like paralysis and Alzheimer's disease.
  2. Embryos and adult body tissues are the two main sources of stem cells.
  3. Stem cells can be retrieved in a variety of ways, depending on the type of tissue.
  4. Consider the following example: When a baby is born, bone marrow (or) the umbilical cord can be harvested for blood stem cells.
  5. Neural stem cells can be isolated from the brain and spinal cord.
  6. Bone marrow can be used to isolate mesenchymal stem cells.

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