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Stem cells are cells that can differentiate into many different kinds of cells. Scientists have discovered that the environment supporting the cells influences stem-cell differentiation. For example, stem cells grown on strong, flexible surfaces became muscle cells. What MOST likely happened to stem cells grown on a hard, rigid surface?

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Stem cells grown on a hard, rigid surface are biased into differentiating into a bone cell lineage.
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