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Because the name of stempathy, as i thought stem cells have the potential to cure many human diseases because they are:

like blank cells – they can become any cell in the human body
enduring – embryos, in particular, can provide an endless supply of stem cells
regenerative – they can be used as a live source of self-repair
We are aware that different types of cells make up our body (e.g., blood cells, skin cells, cervical cells) but usually forget to appreciate that all of these different cell types arose from a single cell, the fertilised egg. Developmental biologists study the awesome events that occur between the fertilised egg and the formation of a new individual.

The first steps simply involve cell division: one cell becomes two cells; two cells become four cells, etc.
Each of these individual cells of early development is not specialized (undifferentiated), that is it does not have a specific body function, and has the capability to contribute to all of the organs in an individual and thus are called totipotent.
These cells are embryonic stem (ES) cells and have both the capacity to self-renew, thus maintaining a continuous supply of stem cells and the ability to give rise to specialized (differentiated) cell types, such as liver cells or brain cells.
It is believed that once differentiated, cells remain so and usually lose their ability to divide.
Stem cells from adults can also be used in cell therapy, with limitations.Stem cells also exist in adults and allow specific tissues to regenerate throughout life. They also have the ability for self-renewal and multi-lineage differentiation. In fact, the list for identifying adult stem cells and lineage specific progenitor cells (with limited self-renewal ability) is growing.

So with this property stem cell are upcoming powerfull tool to cure many of diseases.

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