How do cultural and religious beliefs influence attitudes towards germ cell research and manipulation?

Extragonadal germ cell tumors have a variable clinical course, with the potential for aggressive behavior and widespread metastases. The imaging characteristics ... The most common CNS germ cell tumour is the germinoma. The other germ cell tumours, broadly referred to as non-geminomatous germ cell tumours are embryonal ... Medline ® Abstract for Reference 4 of 'Intracranial germ cell tumors'. 4: Central Nervous System Tumours, 5th ed, WHO Classification of Tumours Editorial ... Biopsy. A doctor may recommend performing a biopsy to determine the type of germ cell tumor in the body. This is done by removing tissue or fluid from the tumor ... Germ cells are highly specialized cells with the unique ability of forming a new organism. This critical cell lineage is established very early on ... Germ-line cells are responsible for transmitting genetic information and for reproducing totipotency from generation to generation. Pluripotent stem cell lines, ... Additionally, the Department of Animal Biology houses the Penn Vet Center for Animal Transgenesis and Germ Cell Research, which enables the genetic manipulation ... Jan 16, 2008 ... Germ Cells Restrict Their Totipotent Potential. Germ cells are often described as the ultimate totipotent stem cell. However, germ cells give ... Cell. 1999 Jan 22;96(2):165-74. doi: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)80557-7. Author. Abstract Plethodon cinereus is favorable for a study of the history of the germ line. The germ cells are large, while the gonads are small and show an ...