Sentences with phrase «unlike other cell types»
Unlike other cell types, stem cells are unspecialized cells uniquely capable of making copies of themselves (self - renewing), differentiating into specialized cell types, and helping to maintain some tissues in the human body.
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«Unlike other fuel cells which transport positively charged [hydrogen, or H +,] ions through a membrane, solid oxide types use a ceramic oxide — through which negatively charged oxygen ions pass,» Stokes explains.
Unlike transplanted beta cells — or other types of real cells genetically engineered to release insulin for diabetes treatment (SN: 1/15/11, p. 9)-- these artificial cells could be mass - produced and have a much longer shelf life than live cells, says study coauthor Zhen Gu, a biomedical engineer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
«The lining comprises one cell type unlike any in other species we have seen,» says Power.
Stem cells obtained from human embryos seem to offer the best chance of new therapies, because unlike other stem cells they have the ability to morph into almost any type of tissue.