Human stem cells represent cellular formations that have not assumed a body function yet; they are present in embryonic tissues when the body is developing, and new groups of specialized cells become necessary, but they happen to be part of adult tissues as well. No recovery from disease, injury or decay would be possible without these human stem cells that activate the moment they are needed. Human stem cells can surely prove a medical hope for the treatment of irrecoverable diseases such as heart attacks, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, strokes, Parkinson’s disease and lots of others. And if science makes enough progress such achievements will be possible.

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Tags: Cancer, pluripotent stem cells, embryonic tissues, physiological evolution, embryo stem cell research