What Is One Major Benefit of Using Drugs for Regenerative

question 104

Multiple Choice

What is one major benefit of using drugs for regenerative therapy versus stem-cell therapy?

• A) Drug therapy is less invasive because it does not require surgery or injections.
• B) Drugs can specifically target one cell,whereas stem-cell therapy is not specific.
• C) Drug therapy uses cells from the patient,so side effects are unlikely.
• D) Drug therapy has fewer side effects than stem-cell therapy.
• E) All of the above.

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Definitions:

Zoospore

A flagellated motile spore produced asexually by chytrids, certain algae, water molds, and other protists.

Antibiotics

Medicinal substances used to treat bacterial infections by either killing bacteria directly or inhibiting their growth.

Chytrid

A group of mostly aquatic fungi that play a role in decomposing organic matter and can sometimes be harmful to amphibians.

Chitin

A long-chain polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, a derivative of glucose, forming a hard, protective exoskeleton in arthropods and cell walls of some fungi.