I think that "adult" means everything beyond the embryonic stage. In that case, unbilibal cord cells are certainly adult. The information industry certainly doesn't want us to be clear on this issue.
Just so. There is no moral problem with making use of the umbilical cord or placenta after birth.
"I think that "adult" means everything beyond the embryonic stage. In that case, unbilibal cord cells are certainly adult. The information industry certainly doesn't want us to be clear on this issue."
That's what I understood Rush to say today.
Technically, the cells from umbilical cord blood are "fetal." However, most of us call them adult, since they are harvested at birth.
The better term for ethical stem cells is "non-embryonic" stem cells --- even better: non-destructive.