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embryonic stem cells (ES cells or ESCs)

pluripotent stem cells generated from the inner cell mass of a blastocyst, an early-stage pre-implantation embryo; ESCs are being studied to be used as clinical therapies, models of genetic disorders, and cellular/DNA repair