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[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

The stem cells themselves are self-repairing and self replicating. Quoting Wikipedia:

Due to the self-renewal capacity of stem cells, a stem cell line can be cultured in vitro indefinitely.

Currently all embryonic stem cell research and therapies in the US are conducted using only 486 cultures.