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Recent Advances in Stem Cell Research

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Stem cells are totipotent progenitor cells which are capable of self-renewal and differentiation into multilineage cell types. The stem cells divide unlimitedly; therefore these are ideal targets for in vitro manipulation. Researchers have been studying the biology of stem cells to find new ways of treating various diseases. They provide nearly limitless potential for medical applications due to having ability of producing multilineage cell types. Although early researches have focused on hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), these have also been found to be present in various other tissues. This chapter focuses on the stem cell technology and the potential of stem cells in treating various diseases. Also, the current researches and the clinical status of treatments based on stem cells are discussed.

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  1. Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, India

    Shweta Kulshreshtha

  2. Department of Life Sciences, The IIS University, Mansarovar, Jaipur, India

    Pradeep Bhatnagar

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  2. Biotechnology, Govind Ballabh Pant Engineering College, Ghurdauri, Pauri, Uttarakhand, India

    Mamta Baunthiyal

  3. Biochemical Engineering, Bipin Tripathi Kumaon Institute of Technology, Dwarahat, Uttarakhand, India

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Kulshreshtha, S., Bhatnagar, P. (2014). Recent Advances in Stem Cell Research. In: Ravi, I., Baunthiyal, M., Saxena, J. (eds) Advances in Biotechnology. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-1554-7_9

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