What is the advantage of implanting iPS cells derived from the patient's own body rather than ESCs?
A) ESCs could be rejected by the patient's body because they are seen as foreign.
B) ESCs have the potential to migrate to the wrong part of the body, but iPS cells will not.
C) iPS cells can differentiate into the needed cell types, but ESCs cannot.
D) ESCs have HLA markers, but iPS cells from the patient do not.
Answer: A
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