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Stem cells

The use of stem cells

The use of stem cellsA cord blood bank is a facility which stores umbilical cord blood for future use. Private and public cord blood banks have mainly developed since the middle of the nineties as an answer to the use of cord blood to cure diseases of the blood and immune systems.
 

Cord Blood Banking

Cord Blood BankingCord blood banking is simple, after the umbilical cord is cut, the blood is drained out of the placenta. This blood is rich in baby's "stem cells," which are immature blood cells that are able to change and mature into any type of blood cell as baby grows, just like bone marrow cells.

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