Why Stem Cells?
- 25 February 2000
- journal article
- review article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 287 (5457), 1439-1441
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.287.5457.1439
Abstract
Stem cells are viewed from the perspectives of their function, evolution, development, and cause. Counterintuitively, most stem cells may arise late in development, to act principally in tissue renewal, thus ensuring an organism's long-term survival. Surprisingly, recent reports suggest that tissue-specific adult stem cells have the potential to contribute to replenishment of multiple adult tissues.Keywords
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