What is the difference between embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells?
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The main advantage is that you can derive a greater variety of cell types. Embryonic stem cells, as they are called, have the potential to be any body cell. Adult stem cells on the other hand have partly committed to different cell fates. So, for example, you can only make muscle cells from adult stem cells found in muscle. The disadvantage to using embryonic stem cells, is that they have the potential to become cancerous. This has not been observed with adult stem cells. When scientists understand how these cells are programmed to become different cell types, embryonic stem cells could be used in therapies. They can also be used to test drugs, which means that animals don't necessarily need to be used
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Adult stem cells
- Adult stem cells are found in differentiated tissues, but they remain undifferentiated.
- Adult stem cell-based therapies (ACT) have more advantages compared to embryonic stem cell-based therapies.
- They can't be differentiated into any kind of specialized cell, thus they are multipotent.
Embryonic stem cells
- Embryonic stem cells are found in the three germ layers of the embryo.
- Embryonic stem cell-based therapies are not as safe as ACT since embryonic stem cells are more prone to develop into cancerous cells.
- They have the potential of differentiation into various cell types, thus they are pluripotent.