text: Okay, lets put it in english rather than these morons who just wiki'd 'stem cells'\n\nBasically Speaking, a 'Stem Cell' is a blank cell. It has the functions of a cell that is in the body, but has no specific recognition. It has to be placed and fused with other cells to copy those characteristics. Think of it as White paint. it will stay white paint, but if you mix it with a different colour, it will change to be like the other colour. its pretty much a cell with no obdy information that has to be told what it is supposed to do.