# What are stem cells?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Craig A. Kohn
- Year: 2013
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/craig_a_kohn_what_are_stem_cells)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Is personalized medicine for individual bodies in our future? Possibly -- with the use of stem cells, undifferentiated cells with the power to become any tissue in our bodies. Craig A. Kohn describes the role of these incredible, transforming cells and how scientists are harnessing their medical potential. \[Directed by Qa'ed Mai, narrated by Michael Molina\].

## Lectures

1. [What are stem cells?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/craig_a_kohn_what_are_stem_cells/9c339effb5e2), 4 min (TED's player)