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Besides embryonic and adult what are other types of stem cells?
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Induced Pluripotent: Another type of stem cells is called induced pluripotent stem cells, or ips . These are adult stem cells that have been genetically altered to be more like embryonic stem cells. You can read more about the difference between the three types of stem cells at my blog here: http://www.Cosmeticsurg.Net/blog/2011/09/16/stem-cell-types/.
Answered 10/29/2014
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