title: Stem cells in medical techonology.
abstract: Major ethical and scientific debates surround the potential of stem cells to radically alter therapies in health care. This article provides some basic background on the origins and functions of stem cells.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Engineering Department, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, UK. dfw.ce@liverpool.ac.uk
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000941:ethics* / Q000379:methods*; D033041:Embryo Research / Q000941:ethics*; D006801:Humans; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000941:ethics* / Q000379:methods*; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology*