Test of maturity for stem cells

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The MagnaLab prototype enables the development of stem cells to be systematically examined. Credit: Fraunhofer IBMT
The MagnaLab prototype enables the development of stem cells to be systematically examined. Credit: Fraunhofer IBMT

Stem cells are extremely versatile: They can develop in 220 different ways, transforming themselves into a correspondingly diverse range of specialized body cells. Biologists and medical scientists plan to make use of this differentiation ability to selectively harvest cardiac, skin or nerve cells for the treatment of different diseases.


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