Pluripotent stem cells are special because they can turn into any type of cell in the body, like muscle cells, nerve cells, or blood cells. This means they have the potential to help with many medical conditions by creating cells that can replace damaged ones. On the other hand, tissue-specific adult stem cells are limited to becoming just a few types of cells, usually related to the specific tissue they come from, like bone marrow stem cells that mostly become blood cells. Because of this, pluripotent stem cells are more versatile and can be used in a wider range of treatments and research.
Pluripotent stem cells are different from tissue-specific adult stem cells in what way? (3 sentence minimum)
8th grade level
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