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How exactly do Stem Cells help in Drug trials ?Or do they really
What research have you done on this? What have you found out?Rongeet Banerjee said:How exactly do Stem Cells help in Drug trials ?Or do they really
So you decided to post it sideways to make it easy for us to read?Rongeet Banerjee said:Actually I am an Undergraduate Medical student in my 1st yr.I found the following page in my Embryology Textbook . ButView attachment 275458 couldn't understand the last line.
Rongeet Banerjee said:couldn't understand the last line.
Fixed it up some...phinds said:So you decided to post it sideways to make it easy for us to read?
Sorryphinds said:So you decided to post it sideways to make it easy for us to read?
Thank You Sirberkeman said:
Stem cells are unique cells that have the ability to develop into different types of cells in the body. This makes them valuable in drug trials because they can be used to model different diseases and test the effectiveness of potential treatments.
The two main types of stem cells used in drug trials are embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). Embryonic stem cells are derived from embryos and have the potential to develop into any type of cell in the body. iPSCs are adult cells that have been reprogrammed to behave like embryonic stem cells.
Stem cells can be differentiated into specific types of cells that are affected by a particular disease. This allows researchers to study how the disease develops and progresses, and to test potential treatments on these cells in a controlled laboratory setting.
Using stem cells in drug trials can provide more accurate and reliable results compared to traditional animal testing. They also allow for the testing of potential treatments on human cells, which can better predict how a drug will behave in the human body.
There have been ethical concerns surrounding the use of embryonic stem cells, as they are derived from human embryos. However, the use of iPSCs has helped alleviate these concerns as they can be created from adult cells without the need for embryos.