Embryonic stem cells

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Stem Cell

Primitive (undifferentiated) cells from the embryo that have the potential to become wide variety of specialized cell types.

The President's Council on Bioethics — The President's Council on Bioethics Glossary

Primitive (undifferentiated) cells derived from a 5-day preimplantation embryo that have the potential to become a wide variety of specialized cell types.

NIH — Stem Cell Information Glossary

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Food Biotechnology

(Abbreviation: ES cells). Cells of the early embryo that can give rise to all differentiated cells, including germ line cells.

UN Food and Agriculture Organization — Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture