• Embryonic stem cells have potential to develop into any cell type—brain cell, heart cell, insulin-producing beta cell or nerve cell. This means that embryonic stem cells could produce replacement cells for any tissue and have an impact on virtually every disease.

• Embryonic stem cells are capable of dividing and renewing themselves for long periods. This means that they offer a potentially unlimited source of cells for organ transplantation and other cell-replacement therapies.

• Embryonic stem cells can easily be grown in culture, and scientists are improving the methods by which this is done. The cells lend themselves readily to investigation and distribution—provided scientists have the funding to study them.

• Embryonic stem cells offer unique insights into human development and a window into the biology of disease. Embryonic stem cells represent the earliest stages of cellular development, allowing scientists to see when things first begin to go wrong to lead to disease. Adult stem cells do not have this quality.

“Adult Stem Cells Cannot Substitute for Embryonic Stem Cells:” (via ryking) (via welcometomanhood)

Source: ryking

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