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Stem Cell
A phenomenon used to describe a cell that is capable of becoming a specialized cell type of different tissue. For example, when the same stem cell can make both new blood cells and new muscle cells.
The ability of stem cells from one adult tissue to generate the differentiated cell types of another tissue.
The ability of stem cells from one adult tissue to generate the differentiated types of another tissue.
Water
The property of a soil or rock which allows it to be deformed beyond the point of recovery without cracking or appreciable volume change.