Biology with the Amoeba Sisters - How Cells Become Specialized [Featuring Stem Cells]

How do cells in your body differentiate into other types of cells? Explore cell specialization featuring stem cells and their role in cell differentiation. For examples on types of specialized cells, see our "Specialized Cells" video here: https://youtu.be/wNe6RuK0FfA. The Amoeba Sisters videos demystify science with humor and relevance. The videos center on Pinky's certification and experience in teaching science at the high school level. Amoeba Sisters videos only cover concepts that Pinky is certified to teach, and they focus on her specialty: secondary life science. For more information about The Amoeba Sisters, visit: http://www.amoebasisters.com/about-us.html TABLE OF CONTENTS: 00:00 Intro 00:34 Defining Cell Differentiation 00:50 Zygote to Blastocyst 1:29 Stem Cells 1:45 Gene Regulation 2:09 Differentiation of a Stem Cell 2:48 Internal and External Factors of Differentiation 3:45 Different Types of Stem Cells 4:37 Stem Cells in Research 4:53 Ethics and More -------------------------------------------------------------------- REFERENCES: We cover the basics in biology concepts at the secondary level. If you are looking to discover more about biology and go into depth beyond these basics, our recommended reference is the FREE, peer reviewed, open source OpenStax biology textbook: https://openstax.org/details/books/biology More detailed information about terms "multipotent" and "pluripotent" as well as stem cell therapy? Check out this excellent paper: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4104807/ This video mentions the amazing ability of induced pluripotent stem cells. Here is a paper describing this technology in great detail: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3782070/ -------------------------------------------------------------------- FURTHER READING SUGGESTIONS: Ethical Issues in Stem Cell Research? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2726839/ Stem cell research from NIH? https://stemcells.nih.gov/NIH-Stem-Cell-Research --------------------------------------- Biology Video Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwL0Myd7Dk1F0iQPGrjehze3eDpco1eVz The Amoeba Sisters videos demystify science with humor and relevance. The videos center on Pinky's certification and experience in teaching biology at the high school level. Amoeba Sisters videos only cover concepts that Pinky is certified to teach, and they focus on her specialty: secondary life science. Learn more about our videos here: https://www.amoebasisters.com/our-videos ⭐ Our Linktree: https://linktr.ee/amoebasisters 🗂️ Resources that complement our videos! Visit https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1b3kmAzFEjWgoMKCrkeNCKFYunWk04IuLY93jI4OY0gY/edit?usp=sharing ❤️ Support Us? https://www.amoebasisters.com/support-us TIPS FOR VIEWING EDU YOUTUBE VIDEOS: Want to learn tips for viewing edu YouTube videos including changing the speed, language, viewing the transcript, etc? https://www.amoebasisters.com/pinkys-ed-tech-favorites/10-youtube-tips-from-an-edu-youtuber-duo MUSIC: Music in this video is listed free to use/no attribution required from the YouTube audio library https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music?feature=blog COMMUNITY: We take pride in our AWESOME community, and we welcome feedback and discussion. However, please remember that this is an education channel. See YouTube's community guidelines and how YouTube handles comments that are reported by the community. We also reserve the right to remove comments. TRANSLATIONS: Hindi Subtitles Credit: Alisha Aggarwal Indonesian Subtitles Credit: Hanifah Yumna While we don't allow dubbing of our videos, we do gladly accept subtitle translations from our community. Some translated subtitles on our videos were translated by the community using YouTube's community-contributed subtitle feature. After the feature was discontinued by YouTube, we have another option for submitting translated subtitles here: https://www.amoebasisters.com/pinkys-ed-tech-favorites/community-contributed-subtitles We want to thank our amazing community for the generosity of their time in continuing to create translated subtitles. If you have a concern about community contributed contributions, please contact us.