One of the ways stem cells play a role in medicines and science are through transplants. The CFC assay or the colony-forming cell assays are used in cell preparations for transplant patients. They measure the hematopoietic cells proliferative abilities and frequencies in cells before transplant surgery. Without this information transplants would not be as successful as they are today. These cells are gotten from a laboratory that has cultivated them for the purpose of using them in the medical fields. The cell assays must be of high quality for the best results which is why companies such as STEMCELL who provide the cells must operate under the strictest of quality control techniques.

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