Chapter 12 - Stem Cell Biotechnology
12.1 The nature of stem cells
- Cellular differentiation
- definition
- process
- Adult stem cells
- Types of stem cells
- totipotent
- pluripotent
- blastocyst
- embryonic stem cells
- multipotent
- History
- first isolation
- adult stem cells
- successes
- predictions
- Other sources
12.2 Stem cell cultivation
- Requirements
- suitable media
- substratum
- Growth
- Challenge
- Production requirements
- GMP
- Transcription factors
12.3 Human-animal embryos
- Why
- Solution
- Process
- Use
12.4 Commercial potential for stem cell therapies
- Success
- Money