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Wed, Feb 08 2012 15:33:14

Stem cell facts

A week of Q&A-style and fun fact tweets, all on the topic of stem cells. Collated here. Hashtag: #stemcellfacts

  1. eurostemcell
    #stemcellfacts coming your way! This week we'll be tweeting amazing facts about stem cells a few times a day. Watch this space.
    EuroStemCell
    Wed, Feb 01 2012 17:24:13
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  2. Kate Blair came up with the concept and researched the content of these tweets. Thanks Kate!
  3. eurostemcell
    #stemcellfacts True/false: You have stem cells in your teeth.
    EuroStemCell
    Wed, Feb 01 2012 17:24:13
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  4. eurostemcell
    #stemcellfacts True, there are stem cells in human teeth. Scientists first reported them in 2000 http://cot.ag/zOW9wC
    EuroStemCell
    Tue, Jan 31 2012 05:00:16
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  5. eurostemcell
    #stemcellfacts True/false? All the stem cells in your body are the same.
    EuroStemCell
    Wed, Feb 01 2012 17:24:13
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  6. @johnnyfuchs answers the question
  7. johnnyfuchs
    @eurostemcell ooh ooh, FALSE! What do i win?
    johnny fuchs
    Wed, Feb 01 2012 17:24:13
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  8. and he's right!
  9. eurostemcell
    #stemcellfacts False,different types of stem cells live in different parts of you.They help maintain & repair your body http://cot.ag/wczJ31
    EuroStemCell
    Wed, Feb 01 2012 17:24:13
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  10. eurostemcell
    @johnnyfuchs Right answer! You win a big congrats from us. Sorry, no cash prizes but keep watching this week to test your knowledge again
    EuroStemCell
    Wed, Feb 01 2012 17:24:13
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  11. johnnyfuchs
    @eurostemcell awesome. :) can't wait for the next one.
    johnny fuchs
    Wed, Feb 01 2012 17:24:13
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  12. eurostemcell
    #stemcellfacts Stem cell therapy is already widespread: Bone marrow transplants are in fact blood stem cell transplants http://cot.ag/es8Vkb
    EuroStemCell
    Wed, Feb 01 2012 17:24:13
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  13. eurostemcell
    #stemcellfacts True/False? Embryonic stem (ES) cells are made from embryos that are attached to the womb
    EuroStemCell
    Wed, Feb 01 2012 03:50:00
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  14. @curexcomplex has a go...
  15. curexcomplex
    @eurostemcell False? #shouldknowthis
    Killjoy
    Wed, Feb 01 2012 17:24:13
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  16. and gets it right too. Our Twitter followers are a smart bunch...
  17. eurostemcell
    @curexcomplex Yep, well done, it's false. More info here http://cot.ag/zXTmmj and keep watching our tweets for fascinating facts
    EuroStemCell
    Wed, Feb 01 2012 17:24:13
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  18. eurostemcell
    #stemcellfacts False, ES cells are made from a very early embryo - a free-floating ballsof about 100 cells: http://cot.ag/zXTmmj
    EuroStemCell
    Wed, Feb 01 2012 04:55:01
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  19. eurostemcell
    #stemcellfacts Very early embryos are called blastocysts. It's a big name for a small but powerful ball of cells.
    EuroStemCell
    Wed, Feb 01 2012 17:24:13
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  20. eurostemcell
    #stemcellfacts This Chicago fertility center has some great photos of human blastocysts made by in vitro fertilization: http://cot.ag/wHvDDq
    EuroStemCell
    Wed, Feb 01 2012 07:30:07
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  21. eurostemcell
    #stemcellfacts Human embryos made the "old fashioned" way are found floating in the womb 5-7 days after fertlisation http://1.usa.gov/zhTWSM
    EuroStemCell
    Wed, Feb 01 2012 17:24:13
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  22. eurostemcell
    #stemcellfacts Question: How big is a blastocyst (an embryo about 5 days old)?
    EuroStemCell
    Wed, Feb 01 2012 10:01:01
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