Using Stem Cells to Cure Hearing Loss?

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  • Опубликовано: 15 окт 2024
  • Challenges of Stem Cell Therapy for Curing Hearing Loss. Dr. Cliff Olson, Audiologist and founder of Applied Hearing Solutions in Phoenix Arizona, discusses the challenges behind using Stem Cells to cure hearing loss.
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  • @lancelotkamaka2563
    @lancelotkamaka2563 2 месяца назад +41

    A cure for hearing loss would make my life so so worth living for.

    • @jhonmarkgoite4424
      @jhonmarkgoite4424 2 месяца назад +6

      Same bro

    • @abaneyone
      @abaneyone 2 месяца назад +3

      Same. I feel it's too good to be true. If it's true, insurance won't cover it.

    • @abaneyone
      @abaneyone Месяц назад

      @@lancelotkamaka2563 My wife said we should just use sign language. 👌🤌🤏✌️🤞🫰🤟🤘🤙☝️✊👍

    • @gundakomaraiah9105
      @gundakomaraiah9105 Месяц назад +1

      Sir please my 2 Saides Total Hearing Loss.please help me sir.

    • @gundakomaraiah9105
      @gundakomaraiah9105 Месяц назад +2

      😭😭😭😭😭😭💯💯💯💯💯💯 total Hearing Loss.please help me sir

  • @jimidharma
    @jimidharma 2 месяца назад +32

    As an audio engineer with mild-moderate hearing loss & persistent tinnitus, this would be a game-changer for me.

    • @jipi9674
      @jipi9674 2 месяца назад +5

      Same with me man😢

    • @MdTaraq-n2i
      @MdTaraq-n2i 2 месяца назад +1

      It's working for profund degree hearing loss??

  • @DJCLAPBACK
    @DJCLAPBACK 2 месяца назад +27

    Praying Every Day. Tinnitus, Hearing Loss and Hyperacusis is not a Joke!

    • @meraybustos2861
      @meraybustos2861 2 месяца назад +5

      Yessir being 21 m and losing hearing at 17 was not fun especially with tinnitus haven’t heard silence and it hurts

    • @janetgreen3553
      @janetgreen3553 2 месяца назад

      Do exercise

    • @meraybustos2861
      @meraybustos2861 2 месяца назад

      @@janetgreen3553 I do I box

    • @markrock78
      @markrock78 Месяц назад +4

      I’ve the same praying everyday it’s a living hell

    • @naelbeno6249
      @naelbeno6249 Месяц назад +2

      @@markrock78try Gabapentin, for me it helps 10-15% the tinnitus to Reduce. But hyperacusis and pain still there.

  • @dodgers175
    @dodgers175 2 месяца назад +49

    This would be unbelievable. If they are looking for volunteers, I’m in.

  • @ArizonabearDown910
    @ArizonabearDown910 2 месяца назад +16

    I AM ALL IN! I would like to devout my life on helping scientists find a cure for hearing loss. I am young adult struggling with mild to moderate hearing loss. I am living in a loud city where it is hard to connect with people my age. With having to wear earplugs everywhere to protect my ears is very stressful and embarrassing. I feel like my life is wasting away because a lot of people my age are going out to loud places. It is 2024 and it is time for scientists to recognize that the world is only going to get louder and louder. People with hearing loss are being left behind and hearing aids not that advancement where it can feel like a having a new set of ears.

  • @gvillarreal79
    @gvillarreal79 2 месяца назад +6

    Hi Doctor, I love it when you talk about future cures for hearing loss and wish you did it more often as it gives us hope, love u brother, wish we had more audiologists out here in los Angeles that are as good as you and and as attentive for the success of the client.

    • @DrCliffAuD
      @DrCliffAuD  2 месяца назад +1

      You've got some really good audiologists out there in the LA area. Check out HearingUp.com

  • @Clovergirl7934
    @Clovergirl7934 2 месяца назад +3

    That would be absolutely epic if they could achieve this! I would volunteer in a minute! Please, please keep us updated!

    • @DrCliffAuD
      @DrCliffAuD  2 месяца назад

      Keep an eye on ClinicalTrials.gov

  • @markignaczak9709
    @markignaczak9709 2 месяца назад +5

    Great content as always , Dr.C. It’s been interesting to watch the hearing loss drug/treatment pipeline increase over the last few years. I’m confident that the potential market size will drive large and small pharma to a cure and / or treatment. Looking forward to that day. 🙌🏼👏🏼💪🏼

    • @janetgreen3553
      @janetgreen3553 2 месяца назад

      Drug is better than .stem cell treatment coz it may lead to something else we have live suffering

  • @mdavis05
    @mdavis05 Месяц назад +2

    We need this, praying.

  • @JRMSS4
    @JRMSS4 2 месяца назад +3

    Thanks for the truth about curing hearing loss, will not keep my hopes up any longer😥

  • @Jean69100
    @Jean69100 2 месяца назад +5

    Cure hearing loss for good? Im definely interested! It would be the most significant discovery in medical science !

  • @richard9827
    @richard9827 2 месяца назад +2

    In about 2015 I had a hearing test analyzed by a retired professor at Stanford Medical Center Hearing Clinic. I asked him what the future looked like for hearing aids. He volunteered that stem cells were being studied and he was hopeful. Nine years later here we are. Cool 😊

  • @bobbray4696
    @bobbray4696 2 месяца назад +16

    Would be nice. We'll see. Hope it doesn't fizzle out like FX-322.

  • @kilgary
    @kilgary 2 месяца назад +4

    When FX-322 failed, I got my CI. Happy with my decision. Streaming this to my processor. Voices are still a little too deep but at least I can understand all the words again.

  • @skm203
    @skm203 2 месяца назад +3

    Absolutely interested in stem cell therapy!! Wow, hope they get this figured out!!!😊

  • @barryalanlevine
    @barryalanlevine 2 месяца назад +6

    Thank you for not saying that the solution is probably about "10 years" off because everyone has been saying "10 years" for the past 20 years and I'm tired of hearing "just 10 more years." That said, I've got no doubt that the advent of AI will help to accelerate progress exponentially, as it should for most medical breakthroughs. So who knows...maybe "10 more years" may now be a realistic ballpark...though personally, I'm hoping for five.

  • @bobbray4696
    @bobbray4696 Месяц назад +2

    Do a video or interview with. Mashudu Tshifularo is a South African educator and Otolaryngologist. Done a ear surgery using 3D printed bone replacements. To help restore hearing.

    • @gundakomaraiah9105
      @gundakomaraiah9105 Месяц назад

      Sir please iam seeing this type.iam 100% 2 Saides Total Hearing Loss.😭😭😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @juanch6936
    @juanch6936 2 месяца назад +6

    I would try this!

  • @iceblu4713
    @iceblu4713 29 дней назад

    I had such a sensitive hearing when I was a kid. Although music has always been my life, I could never go to concerts, it took me 8 years to get used to loud sound. I am now feeling like I am not really that able to hear the very very very high frequencies. Like, 21 000 hz, which I used to hear at 14 years old. I am now almost 19 and I now cannot anymore. I am starting to panick. It would be a heavenly blessing to find a cure to this. May God help all the scientists who are working on this!
    And oh, for the love of God, STOP listening music with headphones for over 2 hours straight and with loud volume, no matter how good that song is, especially as a teen!

  • @dexygal9497
    @dexygal9497 2 месяца назад +1

    100% would be interested.

  • @khushipatel9131
    @khushipatel9131 2 месяца назад +4

    But when will it approved ? .. how much time taken it ??

  • @kaylasmusic
    @kaylasmusic 2 месяца назад +3

    I think they’d have to have something soon, there was some video they went viral about this baby who had their hearing successfully restored with some sort of surgery

  • @abhinavpachpute355
    @abhinavpachpute355 2 месяца назад

    Great research has to be fueled by funds and people's voices!

  • @NarenderKumar-q1j
    @NarenderKumar-q1j 2 месяца назад +3

    What about results in high frequency mild hearing loss

  • @a2SevenTV
    @a2SevenTV 11 дней назад

    I like to volunteer. I did not hear in my right ear because of what i did when i was 6 years old.

  • @barryalanlevine
    @barryalanlevine 2 месяца назад +1

    "But it sure as hell don't function like a hair cell" -- Love it!

  • @photosbycarmenkc3509
    @photosbycarmenkc3509 2 месяца назад +3

    God is my only hope right now, with this crazy tinnitus.

  • @severian17
    @severian17 2 месяца назад +1

    I loved this video, even though it does not give me a lot of hope for a stem cell cure any time soon. At least it describes how difficult this type of therapy currently is and why! It seems the other two approaches may have results sooner. Doc, I don't know if you have an answer for this: if your audiograms show a slight decrease in levels, however your speech discrimination is going down significantly, does that indicate a problem with your inner hair cells vs your outer? is this discernable? Also if a virus or autoimmune condition is affecting your hearing , is it likely some frequencies are affected more than others? or is it a generalized deficit? if this question is too technical/medical is there another area/site I can inquire about this? Thanks for all you do!

  • @WLWL-n6v
    @WLWL-n6v 14 дней назад

    i am diagnosed of sudden hearing loss, a month has passed, only can hear 40% of original hearing after several ingestions. Please help me out if there is alternative

  • @homeontherange733
    @homeontherange733 2 месяца назад +2

    Correct me if i am wrong. As we wait for stem cell tech to repair hearing, if we choose cochlear implants, We can't later on go back when breakthrough like stem cells become available. Is this true?

    • @janetgreen3553
      @janetgreen3553 2 месяца назад +1

      Stem cell treatment may turn into something else worse make u suffer
      Doctors can find a drug which can make the hair cells function normally

  • @EarplugEmpire
    @EarplugEmpire 2 месяца назад

    I would love to be in a clinical trial for this! I'm also passionate about hearing loss prevention and would love to collaborate if possible.

  • @jarekogarek1987
    @jarekogarek1987 2 месяца назад +2

    Hey Cliff i have a question i tried to use your tutorial for pair my phone to Resound One and i have a trouble i can use my app but my aids didnt connect to bluetooth i mean i have two devices called User's Hearing but i cant connect with these no matter what and because and of this i cant to stream my sound from the phone in the meantime when i turn off my bluetooth my app stops working. If it matters i have Resound ONE and poco nfc x3 (and aslo sorry for my bad english)

  • @AbdulMajid-x7r
    @AbdulMajid-x7r 2 месяца назад +1

    Hey dctr,kindly reply me my 1.8 years old baby found profound hearning loss kindly help me can he hear and speak with hearing aid .his hearing loss is 95 db.

  • @Focus1094ST
    @Focus1094ST 2 месяца назад +2

    I could never fully hear and always thought that how it was for all. When I joined the military at 18 I learned I had hearing loss. Almost discharged me for it. It's been over a decade since being told and my condition has worsened along with my quality of life. It's frustrating saying what 10 times to finally hear everything. It's impossible to go to loud or crowded places. All the noise overloads my brain and I get angry. Saw a hearing doc couple years ago, they seemed to think it's genetic. So if this actually works sign me up, I've tried several hearing aids to no avail. I'm still "young" and knowing one day I'll wake up and not hear anything haunts me day to day.

    • @Magroei
      @Magroei 2 месяца назад

      Same,no hearing aids work for me and my hearing ability worsens each day,May God hear our cries .

    • @janetgreen3553
      @janetgreen3553 2 месяца назад +1

      Yes it's tge only hope do yoga for hearing improvement every day watch ancient yoga for healing india

  • @riccardoesse6994
    @riccardoesse6994 27 дней назад

    Hi, looking at the current situation realistically how many years will pass before a cure for hearing loss will be available?

  • @jesseworrell9853
    @jesseworrell9853 2 месяца назад +3

    I am greatly interested

    • @jesseworrell9853
      @jesseworrell9853 2 месяца назад

      Also I participated in the FX-22 trial. I learned at the end of the study all I got was the placebo.

  • @Tfichtenbaum
    @Tfichtenbaum Месяц назад +1

    How about fix the synapse then hair from the bottom to the top not top to bottom

  • @Alex-Sans_TheCreator
    @Alex-Sans_TheCreator 21 день назад

    Can I volunteer?

  • @gwitgwit
    @gwitgwit Месяц назад +1

    Sign me up yesterday!

  • @saifulhoda6963
    @saifulhoda6963 2 месяца назад

    I am a hearing aid user since 1992. I watch and enjoy your youtube program very much. I came to know that Resound Nexia 9 and Jabra Enhance pro 20 are almost similar hearing aids. Will Aventa 3 work for Jabra? In other words can Aventa 3 be used to program Jabra hearing aids?

  • @machasiddaiah
    @machasiddaiah 2 месяца назад +1

    Is this therapy is avilable in INDIA

  • @jedventura1
    @jedventura1 25 дней назад

    Good luck getting stem cell researched approved.

  • @jaxjuggernaut5946
    @jaxjuggernaut5946 2 месяца назад

    Please make a video on Phonograft. It's graft that helps to heal ruptured ear drum.

  • @Tfichtenbaum
    @Tfichtenbaum 2 месяца назад +1

    So in theory as you said doctor Cliff , research is out there but it needs to be tweaked ....

  • @mohanraavi-hj6lm
    @mohanraavi-hj6lm 2 месяца назад +2

    Sir, I like so much this video.Because iam suffering from Sensorial hearing loss since 2001.I met the many ENT doctors.But not solved my hearing loss.The doctors suggested Hearing aids.But I don't like wear hearing aids. I asking treatment through medicines or injection for Sensorial hearing cure regarding . But the ENT doctors not give solution without hearing aids. please tell me good news for Sensorial hearing loss cure regarding through medicines or injection for deaf people.if medicine available in future I feel very happy.Thak you sir.

  • @michelleault6770
    @michelleault6770 2 месяца назад +2

    Does anyone know if this helps for tinnitus?

    • @jhonmarkgoite4424
      @jhonmarkgoite4424 2 месяца назад +1

      Well, tinnitus was kinda a result by the loss of your hair cells in cochlea so yeah

  • @davidr1620
    @davidr1620 19 дней назад

    If you have hearing loss or tinnitus, call to get an appointment right now to get a hearing aid! It won’t restore hearing completely or get rid of tinnitus completely, but it helps significantly with both. My tinnitus symptoms went down tremendously and most of the time I don’t even notice it. My Hearing isn’t what it was, but it’s probably a good 40% improvement. And they are pretty affordable now and will be well worth your money. You don’t have to get a super duper high end ones, but spend at least $1500 on a set (or $750 on a single one if you have one bad ear like me). Costco has great ones.

  • @AsafLevi-p8u
    @AsafLevi-p8u 2 месяца назад

    Hi doc i had suuden hearing loss in my left ear. I also got with it diplucasis. What hearing aid can help me with this?

  • @douglasvinhal4105
    @douglasvinhal4105 2 месяца назад

    I was born deaf on the left ear and I have a ~30% loss on the right ear so I use hearing aids on the right ear . Would this affect born deafness or only those who suffered loss over time ? Thanks

  • @megaworldbuilder4369
    @megaworldbuilder4369 2 месяца назад +1

    I’m cautiously optimistic there will be a cure some day in the distant future

  • @michaelheinz4158
    @michaelheinz4158 13 дней назад

    Really interested in this. Looked around the surprise, az area no luck. Intratympanic steroid injection also may help.

  • @alexisrios2683
    @alexisrios2683 18 дней назад

    I would participate

  • @trs8696
    @trs8696 2 месяца назад

    There are also uncertainties about degraded neural functioning downstream from the cochlea. At any rate, this technology was "at least a decade away" twenty years ago. Today it still seems to be "at least a decade away." It's something to be hopeful for, but it should in no way deter people from treating their hearing loss today, with today's technologies.

  • @homeontherange733
    @homeontherange733 2 месяца назад

    I thought that if one goes with a cochlear ear implant that your kinda stuck with it and any new discovery on the horizon would be unusable?

  • @ElectroSharpTurtle
    @ElectroSharpTurtle 2 месяца назад +1

    Now this is what you call a very interesting video Dr. Cliff Olson. I would love to see that Stem Cells would cure hearing loss. 🙂👍 It would save our lives. I was wondering if you can make a video about how hearing loss can lead to Alzheimer's/Dementia? 🤔

    • @DrCliffAuD
      @DrCliffAuD  2 месяца назад +1

      I think I already have a few videos about Alzheimers/Dementia and hearing loss.

    • @gundakomaraiah9105
      @gundakomaraiah9105 Месяц назад

      ​@@DrCliffAuDsir please Help me sir my 2 Saides Total Hearing Loss.please this therapy sir Available India sir.please help me sir

    • @gundakomaraiah9105
      @gundakomaraiah9105 Месяц назад

      ​@@DrCliffAuD💯💯💯💯😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @adolfodiegovelasquezmalcalaya
    @adolfodiegovelasquezmalcalaya Месяц назад +2

    seria una segunda oportunidad a mis 20 añitoss porfavor doc has que esto se cumpla

  • @lauramaeda7214
    @lauramaeda7214 2 месяца назад

    Although it would be wonderful if a cure was discovered,i do not think i would choose this as an option. I believe that i am currently doing well with hearing aids. I have also been treated in the past for BPPV and i have had tinnitus since 1982. The tinnitus is not always bothersome even though it is present 24/7. Even the possible risk of vertigo would definitely be the dealbreaker.

  • @hookookadoo9483
    @hookookadoo9483 2 месяца назад +1

    Having stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night, I feel we are likely 7-10 years away from this being a reality, but it will happen. Five would be a best case scenario but possible. This video also seems to suggest re-generative medicines might be an easier approach than stem cells. Not to say that doesn’t have huge challenges too. Hear(pun) is the silver lining. I feel hearing aid tech will exponentially improve in the next 5 if not 3 years where I feel that hearing aid “hearing” will be super close to real hearing. That is my prediction. Peace out. Need to check out.

  • @TamboyTv23
    @TamboyTv23 2 месяца назад

    How can I solved my problem having ear-discharge for my 23years. Pls. Anyone can help me?

  • @RedFlyerMedia
    @RedFlyerMedia 2 месяца назад

    So, what about stem cell research in Mexico & other places?

  • @skm203
    @skm203 2 месяца назад

    Oh wait……commented before I watched the whole video! That’s nuts risks involved! Kind of nutty all together!!! Why’d you even do this video.

    • @DrCliffAuD
      @DrCliffAuD  2 месяца назад

      People need to know where the research currently is. Many people are waiting to treat their hearing loss until a cure exists, but it will be a long time from now.

  • @Deconstruct-nh4yk
    @Deconstruct-nh4yk 2 месяца назад +3

    If this does happen, I imagine the surgery required is going to be SO expensive.

    • @DrCliffAuD
      @DrCliffAuD  2 месяца назад +1

      Yes, but surgeries are often covered by insurance.

  • @TheDua86
    @TheDua86 2 месяца назад

    I would try it

  • @diegovelasquezml7796
    @diegovelasquezml7796 Месяц назад +2

    Porfavor solo tengo 20 años y ya sufro de tinitus ayudenos dios mio te lo suplico 😭😭

  • @nanhruby2148
    @nanhruby2148 2 месяца назад +1

    I'm in Phoenix and ready to try this!

  • @macstreamer8943
    @macstreamer8943 2 месяца назад +2

    In fact, with today's technology controlling the cells inside the cochlea so that they grow correctly, perhaps nanorobots in the future will be able to help with this. We need billions in a set of new research and technologies to try to achieve something in the future.

  • @eduardoribadeneyra3237
    @eduardoribadeneyra3237 2 месяца назад

    Yes interested in stem cell research…..

  • @BonnieEwing-z3f
    @BonnieEwing-z3f 2 месяца назад +3

    I experienced sudden hearing loss 8 months ago. I am VERY interested in this research. Sign me up to be in a study!!

    • @DrCliffAuD
      @DrCliffAuD  2 месяца назад +2

      Keep an eye on ClinicalTrials.gov

  • @ckane510
    @ckane510 2 месяца назад

    Sounds like the disadvantages out weight the advantages.

    • @DrCliffAuD
      @DrCliffAuD  2 месяца назад +1

      Unless researchers can solve for the disadvantages.

  • @marknaze
    @marknaze 2 месяца назад +1

    I’ll just use the Apple hearing aids when they are released.

  • @christophermueller3370
    @christophermueller3370 23 дня назад

    AI will greatly increase discoveries/solutions at a much faster rate than the last few decades

  • @VernonRhem
    @VernonRhem 2 месяца назад

    Have to treat stroke first

  • @shanpeeTV
    @shanpeeTV 2 месяца назад

    So we probably need to wait at least 100-200 years to this to happen

    • @DrCliffAuD
      @DrCliffAuD  2 месяца назад +1

      I bet there is a solution before then.

  • @krhunt1014
    @krhunt1014 2 месяца назад

    You had my hopes up until I watched the video.

    • @DrCliffAuD
      @DrCliffAuD  2 месяца назад +1

      Sorry. At least you are informed now.

    • @gundakomaraiah9105
      @gundakomaraiah9105 Месяц назад

      ​@@DrCliffAuDplease sir please help me sir hearing loss

  • @DonAlderOfficial
    @DonAlderOfficial 2 месяца назад

    wont be in my lifetime. Wish Ai would tackle this problem instead of destroying the music industry

    • @DrCliffAuD
      @DrCliffAuD  2 месяца назад

      I don't understand your comment of destroying the music community.

    • @DonAlderOfficial
      @DonAlderOfficial 2 месяца назад +1

      @@DrCliffAuD AI music is starting to replace a lot of artist music, perhaps not this generation but the next gen wont care who is making the music only the people making money from it which will be labels who are currently suing AI startups like Suno and Udio. Udio is a year away from really doing music and voice characters well. Laves are suing because they want their AI investments to take over and partner with spotify. So yes destroying the artist community that wants to be authentic and putting in years to develop their craft. I suppose 4-5 generations will swing back to live original music. Same with movie theatres. Less and less people. I like big screen but they may also disappear in the next 10--15 years

  • @sohailrahman735
    @sohailrahman735 12 дней назад

    WE NEED NANOBOTS FOR INJECTING AND MAINTAINING STEM CELLS

  • @Shubham_Toshniwal
    @Shubham_Toshniwal 2 месяца назад +3

    Nothing is impossible if Elon Musk funds everything!

  • @hashimsalim2665
    @hashimsalim2665 2 месяца назад +1

    good news

  • @vicholtreman1405
    @vicholtreman1405 2 месяца назад +1

    So.... misleading thumbnail. Thanks.

  • @dinkuaiims
    @dinkuaiims 2 месяца назад +2

    Sounds like another frequency therapeutics stunt!

  • @kioflocka478
    @kioflocka478 2 месяца назад

    Consider me a subject .

  • @jessicalosi
    @jessicalosi 2 месяца назад +1

    amazinnnngg

  • @andrewsaxman9784
    @andrewsaxman9784 2 месяца назад +1

    Treating damaged hair cells is the only way to really cure hearing loss, but what about damages that could have occured to the auditory nerve?

    • @DrCliffAuD
      @DrCliffAuD  2 месяца назад

      Since damage to the auditory nerve is rare, except for cases of acoustic neuromas, there is not as much urgency to solving nerve damage issues.

  • @thewanderer577
    @thewanderer577 2 месяца назад

    So looks like you have lifetime job security.

  • @nickpizdaglava4946
    @nickpizdaglava4946 2 месяца назад

    Can it regrow hair on my head😊

  • @anshu_experiencer
    @anshu_experiencer 2 месяца назад

    Is innovation dead !!! No new news coming about new launches !!!

    • @DrCliffAuD
      @DrCliffAuD  2 месяца назад +1

      No, there are researchers who have committed their entire professional lives to solving this.

  • @karwanduski8307
    @karwanduski8307 2 месяца назад

    الله اكبر

    • @pratikjadhav5003
      @pratikjadhav5003 2 месяца назад

      Muhamad was a fake prophet and quran is a fraud book.

  • @manmohansingh8079
    @manmohansingh8079 8 дней назад

    Translate to Hindi

  • @stylus2253
    @stylus2253 2 месяца назад

    Yes, but ... Are the Stem cells taken from another innocent life?

    • @janetkeller1852
      @janetkeller1852 2 месяца назад +1

      Cancer treatment is with stem cells taken from the patient himself. 2:29

    • @DrCliffAuD
      @DrCliffAuD  2 месяца назад +5

      No need to harm any humans or animals with these stem cell therapies.

  • @johncarter1137
    @johncarter1137 2 месяца назад

    Intelligent design is a real thing.

  • @BigJackCreeper
    @BigJackCreeper 2 месяца назад +2

    Stem cells can not be controlled. We can not determine what the cell will grow into. The only known current use is bone marrow replacement therapy for cancer patients.