ok, we know that stem cells from an embryo can become ANY of about 200 different cells for different organs. a person that has a degenerative disease wants stem cells from any embryo to regrow tissue, for instance, to cure the disease.
but if all of us have individual and unique DNA, making us exactly who we are, how does a stem cell taken from a "stranger" embryo grow into the cells that the sick person needs, fitting his own genetic profile? i.e., would not the donor's stem cells NOT work with the recipient's genome to make his own healthy tissue?
2007-09-19
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Louiegirl_Chicago
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