Stem cells are undifferentiated cells that are present in the embryonic, fetal, and adult stages of life and are characterized by the ability to extensively proliferate and differentiate into different types of cells and tissues…
Stem cells have the capacity to self-renew to produce additional stem cells by process of mitosis. They can be classified as multipotent (ability to give rise to multiple cells within a lineage), pluripotent (ability to…
Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) are pluripotent stem cells derived from the inner cell mass of human embryos in the blastocysts stage of development. They show an unlimited capacity to self-renew in culture systems both…
Induced pluripotent stem cells are a new type of pluripotent cells which can be obtained by reprogramming animal and human differentiated cells. Pluripotent stem cells are a unique model for studying a variety of processes…
Cell therapy refers to as the transfer of autologous or allogenic cellular material into a patient for medical purpose. In the year 1889, the first practices of cell therapy were done by Charles-Edouard Brown-Sequard in…
Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are a pluripotent stem cell line that is produced directly from a somatic cell. The technology is based on the principle that somatic cells can be converted in to pluripotent…
The human lung performs functions necessary for survival; such as gas exchange and a gatekeeper function; protecting our body from external hazards. Alveoli, the functional tissue of the lung comprises of type-1 cells, which together…