[Upstate NY Guy]

Harvesting stems cells from umbilical cords after live births seems to hold more promise than using aborted baby tissue. Amazing how our creator provides moral answers to fit our needs as medical science advances.

[Bryanw92]

It’s possible that this would have never been discovered if widespread use of taxpayer money had been allowed for the use of embryonic stem cells.

[HangnJudge]

http://www.nature.com/bmt/journal/v29/n3/full/1703356a.html

Umbilical cord blood may increase survival in
lethally irradiated nuclear accident victims

[SuziQ]

Amazing how our creator provides moral answers to fit our needs as medical science advances.

So very true!

[neverdem]

bump & a stem cell ping

Generation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells from Human Cord Blood Using OCT4 and SOX2

Generation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells from Human Cord Blood

Cell Stem Cell gave two FReebies on Cord Blood Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells, CBIPSC. The first link is the article for the press release from Spain. I wouldn't think making teratomas was something to put in a press release.