A teacher makes the analogy that stem cell research did for medicine what the Internet did for communication. What is meant by this analogy?

A. Stem cells allow for communication between cells.

B. Stem cells were a huge leap in technology that opened many doors.

C. Stem cells were a setback in technology that restricted opportunities.

D. Stem cell information is stored in databases online.

The correct statement is that stem cells were a huge leap in technology that opened many doors.

Stem cell technology is a briskly evolving branch, which amalgamates the efforts of geneticists, cell biologists, and clinicians and provides hope of effective treatment for a broad kind of non-malignant and malignant disorders.

The tendency of stem cells to involve into the tissue cytoarchitecture under the influence of the host microenvironment and developmental cues makes them ideal for cell replacement therapy.

The answer is B