A Review of Stem Cell Technology

Stem cells as natural cells exist in embryonic and adult tissues. Recent studies have begun
to prove the strong and powerful role of stem cells in the field of treatment. Stem cells
have the potential for self-renewal and differentiation into specific types of somatic cells.
Their ability to produce new cells in medicine, drug discovery, cell therapy and research is
very important. In the past decades, many efforts have been made to find safe, low-cost
methods and progress stem cell culture. The purpose of this review article is to: 1) explain
the application of stem cells in medicine, drug discovery, modeling of disease and
toxicology studies. 2) A summary of recent advances in stem cell technology, the
advantages and disadvantages of the most commonly used culture methods.
The result of this discussion shows that the use of new culture methods can be effective in
the optimal use of stem cells.