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[-] Kata1yst@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago

Generally stem cell cultures these days are sourced once then replicated forever.

[-] emmanuel_car@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

That’s pretty incredible, with no noticeable degradation between replications? I know very little about stem cell cultures.

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

There’d have to be some degradation over time. Unless they’re repairing the DNA using computerized backups or something.

[-] Kata1yst@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago

The stem cells themselves are self-repairing and self replicating. Quoting Wikipedia:

Due to the self-renewal capacity of stem cells, a stem cell line can be cultured in vitro indefinitely.

Currently all embryonic stem cell research and therapies in the US are conducted using only 486 cultures.

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