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True or false?

So far scientists have been unable to use somatic stem cells to treat human diseases?

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False

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What are stem cells?

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Cells that divide al its indefinitely. They can become many different types of specialized cells

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As a certain cell divides it becomes a blood cell. After more divisions it becomes a white blood cell. Finally after further divisions it becomes a neutrophil (specialized type of white blood cell) this process of the cell becomes more specialized and is called what?

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Differentiation

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Defend the statement

1) the Bible does not support the use of embryonic stem cells to try find cures for human diseases.
2) include a Bible verse to support this

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1) the Bibles teaches that a baby has a soul and is a human before birth and it is not right to kill one human to try and find a cure for another.
2) Luke 1:44

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