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Originally posted by 1 Woman of Virtue:
I think you can also procure stem cells from other parts of the body, as in not necessarily needing an egg and sperm...does anyone know if this is true? If you can get the same results from using tissue from someone's arm, i'd rather that than to use the tissue of an aborted baby.
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Yes, it's true that stem cells can also be procured from adult tissues. However, stem cells obtained from human embryos have greater potential for producing many more different types of cells and tissues. Adult stem cells for all cell and tissue types have not yet been found in the adult human.
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