Stem Cell Patent
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چکیده
The definition of stem cell is “an unspecialized cell that gives rise to a specific specialized cell, such as a blood cell”. Stem Cell is the original of life. All cells come from stem cells. Serving as a repair system for the living body, the stem cells can divide without limit to replenish other cells as long as the living body is still alive. When a stem cell divides, each new cell has the potential to either remain a stem cell situuition or become another type of cell with a more specialized function, such as a muscle cell, a red blood cell, a bone cell, a nerve cell, or a brain cell. Stem cell research is a tipical and important topic of life science. This material collects some literatures on stem cell patent. [Smith MH. Stem Cell Patent. Stem Cell 2013;4(3):142-160] (ISSN 1545-4570). http://www.sciencepub.net/stem. 8
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