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There’d have to be some degradation over time. Unless they’re repairing the DNA using computerized backups or something.
The stem cells themselves are self-repairing and self replicating. Quoting Wikipedia:
Currently all embryonic stem cell research and therapies in the US are conducted using only 486 cultures.