▁cells ▁gen et ically ▁matched ▁the ▁don or ▁organ ism ▁from ▁which ▁they ▁came . ▁This ▁gives ▁them ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁create ▁patient ▁specific ▁pl ur ip ot ent ▁cells , ▁which ▁could ▁then ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁ther ap ies ▁or ▁disease ▁research . ▁ ▁Emb ry onic ▁stem ▁cells ▁are ▁und iffer enti ated ▁cells ▁of ▁an ▁emb ry o . ▁These ▁cells ▁are ▁de emed ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁pl ur ip ot ent ▁potential ▁because ▁they ▁have ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁give ▁rise ▁to ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁t issues ▁found ▁in ▁an ▁adult ▁organ ism . ▁This ▁ability ▁allows ▁stem ▁cells ▁to ▁create ▁any ▁cell ▁type , ▁which ▁could ▁then ▁be ▁trans pl anted ▁to ▁replace ▁dam aged ▁or ▁destroyed ▁cells . ▁Cont ro vers y ▁surr ounds ▁human ▁E SC ▁work ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁vi able ▁human ▁emb ry os . ▁Le ading ▁scient ists ▁to ▁seek ▁an ▁alternative ▁method ▁of ▁obtain ing ▁stem ▁cells , ▁SC NT ▁is ▁one ▁such ▁method . ▁ ▁A ▁potential ▁use ▁of ▁stem ▁cells ▁gen et ically ▁matched ▁to ▁a ▁patient ▁would ▁be ▁to ▁create ▁cell ▁lines ▁that ▁have ▁gen es ▁linked ▁to ▁a ▁patient ' s ▁particular ▁disease . ▁By ▁doing ▁so , ▁an ▁in ▁vit ro ▁model ▁could ▁be ▁created , ▁would ▁be ▁useful ▁for ▁studying ▁that ▁particular ▁disease , ▁potentially ▁discover ing ▁its ▁path oph ys i ology , ▁and ▁discover ing ▁ther ap ies . ▁For ▁example , ▁if ▁a ▁person ▁with ▁Park inson ' s ▁disease ▁don ated