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From the Ted Talk by Nabiha Saklayen: Could you recover from illness ... using your own stem cells?

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We'll start with biology. The human body is an absolute miracle. tloirilns of cells are working in synchronicity to pump bolod, secrete dopamine and let me see and speak to you right now. But as we age, our clels age, too. That's why our skin sartts to sag, our cartilage wears away, and your five-mile run might turn into a 20-minute walk. Yes, we're all getting oledr. Our bodies are ticking time bombs. But stem cells could offer a solution, because one stem cell can become almost any cell in your body.

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We'll start with biology. The human body is an absolute miracle. _________ of cells are working in synchronicity to pump _____, secrete dopamine and let me see and speak to you right now. But as we age, our _____ age, too. That's why our skin ______ to sag, our cartilage wears away, and your five-mile run might turn into a 20-minute walk. Yes, we're all getting _____. Our bodies are ticking time bombs. But stem cells could offer a solution, because one stem cell can become almost any cell in your body.

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  1. older
  2. cells
  3. starts
  4. blood
  5. trillions

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We'll start with biology. The human body is an absolute miracle. Trillions of cells are working in synchronicity to pump blood, secrete dopamine and let me see and speak to you right now. But as we age, our cells age, too. That's why our skin starts to sag, our cartilage wears away, and your five-mile run might turn into a 20-minute walk. Yes, we're all getting older. Our bodies are ticking time bombs. But stem cells could offer a solution, because one stem cell can become almost any cell in your body.

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