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What are stem cells?

Most of the cells inside you are highly specialised to do their job - being a heart cell, a skin cell or maybe a muscle cell. Stem cells are different - they're unspecialised, but have the potential to turn into many different cell types.



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These stem cells were grown in a lab.
These stem cells were grown in a lab.
Image: Advanced Cell Technology
    Image: Wikimediacommons
 

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