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Edexcel Concept & Context Led Approaches: Stem Cells

AS Unit 2 Topic 3: The voice of the genome

Student will be assessed on their ability to:
(11) Explain what is meant by the terms stem cell, pluripotency and totipotency and discuss the way society uses scientific knowledge to make decisions about the use of stem cells in medical therapies (eg regulatory authorities relating to human embryo research, ability of stem cells to develop into specialised tissues, potential sources of stem cells, who could benefit from the therapies, procedures to obtain stem cells and their risks.

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