A Shadow of Knowledge in Stem Cell Science

Document Type : Commentary

Authors

1 Department of Regenerative Medicine, Cell science research center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran

2 Karolinska Institute

3 Department of Traumatology, Siegfried Weller Institute, University of Tubingen, BG Tubingen, 72076, Tubingen, Germany

4 Laboratory of Pediatric Hepatology and Cell Therapy, Institute of Experimental and Clinical Research (IREC), UC Louvain, Brussels, Belgium

5 Department of Regenerative Medicine, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran

6 Experimental Cancer Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

Abstract

"Theory of Forms" implies that a genuine version of creatures exists beyond the shapes in this world. Stem cell
technology has adopted developmental cues to mimic real life. However, the functionality of the lab-made cells is far
from primary ones. Perhaps it is time to switch from analytical to systematic perspective in stem cell science. This
may be the way to define new horizons based on the systematic perspective and convergence of science in stem cell
biology, bridging the current gap between the shadows of real knowledge in current research and reality in future.

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