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Bhattacharyya, Anita – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2020
Our bodies are made up of over 250 specific cell types, and all initially arise from stem cells during embryonic development. Stem cells have two characteristics that make them unique: (1) they are pluripotent, meaning that they can differentiate into all cell types of the body, and (2) they are capable of self-renewal to generate more of…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Brain, Individual Development, Intellectual Disability