Stem Cells II

Question 1

What does the presence of OX4 in a stem cell culture indicate?

Answer 1

The presence of this protein indicates that a stem cell is not yet differentiated

Question 2

How are stem cells applied in vivo in lab settings?

Answer 2

A stem cell culture is grown and differentiated, injected into a living subject, the biological response is measured

Question 3

What is the HFEA?

Answer 3

A federal ESC authority in the UK that approves the use of ESC in research

Question 4

What methods do iPSC organoids enable researchers to do?

Answer 4

These experimental structures allow modelling of tissue physiology and disease, including malignant, hereditary and infectious diseases

Question 5

What is an organoid?

Answer 5

This is a multi-layer, 3D aggregate of differentiating ESCs, toward a particular organ model

Question 6

To what type of research are SC organoids especially applicable?

Answer 6

Disease research!