291 | Venki Ramakrishnan on the Biology of Death and Aging

3488.667 - 3512.182 Venki Ramakrishnan

And then stem cells, which are the cells which are responsible for regenerating tissues. So they have to do two things. They have to regenerate themselves, and they also have to regenerate the tissue that they are sort of in charge of. Early stem cells can make any kind of tissue. So in an early embryo, you have what are called pluripotent stem cells. These cells can make anything.