What Is/are the Challenges Facing Organ Regeneration Using Stem Cells

question 41

Multiple Choice

What is/are the challenges facing organ regeneration using stem cells?

• A) Organs are highly complex,some containing many types of tissues,all of which would need to be assembled via regenerated tissues (stem cells).
• B) Organs are innervated;these connections are difficult to reassemble in regenerated organs.
• C) It is difficult to get an engineered organ to function normally when transplanted.
• D) We do not know all of the genes involved in regulating a cell,particularly stem cells.
• E) All of the above.

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