If you're wondering why stem cell is so important, or where to find stem cells, this presentation for you. Dr. David Greene Arizona explains both the basics of stem cells and their potential for treating a variety of diseases.

1. Why Does Stem
Cell Matter, and
Where Do You
Find Them?

2. Thetermstemcellmayconjureup
thoughtsofsomeraretypeofcellthat
canonlybefoundinveryspecific
locations.Theoppositeisreallytrue.
Stemcellsareprettyubiquitousinthe
body,appearinginmanydifferent
organsandtissuesincludingthebrain,
blood,bonemarrow,muscle,skin,heart,
andlivertissues.

3. Embryonic
Foundinlargenumbersduring
gestation,embryonicstemcellsare
byfartheyoungeststemcellsand
havetheuniqueabilitytobecome
anytypeofcellinthebody.

4. CordBloodand
CordTissue
Cordbloodandcordtissuestem
cellshavethespecialqualityof
beingthepurestandyoungest
tissue-specificstemcellsyoucan
collectandfunctionmorequickly
andeffectivelythanadultstem
cellsfromothersources.

5. Placentaltissue
Theplacentaandotheramniotic
tissuesarealsoarichsourceofthe
sametypeofstemcellsfoundin
cordtissue,andaswithcordtissue,
theycanbeeasilycollectedatthe
timeofbirth.

6. BoneMarrow
Therearealsoareaswherestemcells
canbecollectedlaterinlife.Bone
marrowisrichintheblood-formingstem
cellslikethosefoundincordblood.To
collectbonemarrowstemcells,aneedle
isinsertedintothesoftcenterofthe
boneandrequiresthedonortoundergo
anesthesia.

7. Peripheralblood
Asnotedearlier,bloodcontainsstem
cells,justnottoomany.Togatheralarge
numberofstemcellsfromblood,the
blood-andimmunesystem–forming
stemcellsinbonemarrowneedtobe
coaxedoutandcollected.

8. Fat(Adipose)-
Derived
Adiposestemcellsarecollectedfromfat
tissuebywayofaninvasiveliposuction-
likeprocedureandarenotthesameas
thosefoundincordbloodorbone
marrow.

9. DentalPulp
Arelativelynewdiscoveryisthestemcellsin
dentalpulp.Teethcontainthesametypeof
stemcellsasadiposetissueandumbilical
cordtissue,soonceagain,theyarenotused
totreatthebloodcancersanddiseasesthat
cordbloodorbonemarrowtreat.

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