Worksheet Homework - Blood Breakthrough at Mac

1. What kind of cells were used to create blood cells?

     - Skin cells were used.

2. Which patients can benefit from this process?

     - Cancer, anemia, and other patients could benefit from this process.

3. What previous discoveries did this research build upon?

     - The discovery of stem cells in 1963 by two Canadian scientists, Ernest McCulloch and James Till.

4. Describe the process by which blood cells are created.

     - The process by which blood cells are created involves the bathing of skin cells within a solution of proteins to reliably coax the skin cells into converting to blood cells.