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Where are stem cells found?
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Many sources: The most frequently obtained from the bone marrow. Other sources include the pulp of teeth, fat cells too.
Answered 5/12/2014
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Everywhere we look: Stem cells are cells which can, under certain conditions, produce more differentiated, tissue-specific daughter cells. There are stem cells in the skin, the heart, the circulating blood, the bone marrow, the fat -- just about anywhere.
Answered 1/13/2016
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