CSE · GS-3Official PYQ · CSE 2017 · Q6Science & Technology · Information Technology & IPR · 10 marks · 150 words
English
Stem cell therapy is gaining popularity in India to treat a wide variety of medical conditions including Leukaemia, Thalassemia, damaged cornea and severe burns. Describe briefly what stem cell therapy is and what advantages it has over other treatments?
हिन्दी
ल्यूकीमिया, थैलासीमिया, क्षतिग्रस्त कॉर्निया व गंभीर दाह सहित सुविस्तृत चिकित्सीय दशाओं में उपचार करने के लिए भारत में स्टैम कोशिका चिकित्सा लोकप्रिय होती जा रही है। संक्षेप में वर्णन कीजिए कि स्टैम कोशिका उपचार क्या होता है और अन्य उपचारों की तुलना में उसके क्या लाभ हैं?
Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2017 (English and Hindi). Source
Syllabus
Science & Technology · Information Technology & IPR
Awareness in the fields of Information Technology, Space, Computers, Robotics, Nano-technology, Bio-technology and issues relating to intellectual property rights.
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