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MECHANICS OF STEM CELL THERAPY. "For example, to treat a man with Parkinson's disease, a cell nucleus from one of his cells would be transplanted ... into an egg cell from an egg donor, creating a unique lineage of stem cells almost identical to the patient's own cells." http://lnkd.in/dsWWRQb View in LinkedIn

PERSONALIZED STEM CELL MEDICINE: "to create custom stem cell lines for patients. Each custom stem cell line would consist of a collection of identical stem cells each carrying the patient's own DNA, thus reducing or eliminating any problems with rejection when the stem cells were transplanted for treatment." http://lnkd.in/dsWWRQb View in LinkedIn

"BANKING CHORD BLOOD in a private umbilical cord blood bank, such as Cord Blood Registry or Americord Registry, is a personal choice made by both parents. Private banks store cord blood with a link to the identity of the donor, so that the family may retrieve it later if it is needed. The parents have custody of the cord blood until the child is an adult." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cord_blood_bank View in LinkedIn

UMBILICAL CHORD BLOOD BANKING. "The concept, which has been a possibility for about a decade, may sound bizarre but advocates claim that stem cells from the banked blood may be used at a later date to cure the child or a sibling of a host of deadly diseases, should they be struck down." http://lnkd.in/dZqH3UU View in LinkedIn

NEW INDUSTRY OF CORD BLOOD BANKING. "1974 ... first proposed that stem and progenitor cells were present in human cord blood and 1983 that umbilical cord blood was proposed as an alternative source of stem cells for transplant. In 1988, the first successful cord blood ... 1995 that the first private cord blood bank began operations." http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/2014-report-on-the-us-cord-blood-banking-industry-242430861.html View in LinkedIn

HUMAN CORD BLOOD STORAGE. "The cord blood banking industry is one of the fastest growing industries in the world. There were only 23 active cord blood banks as of 2005, and now there are 485 worldwide ... now exist in nearly every developed country, as well as within several developing nations. That is a 21-fold increase ... in less than a ten-year period." http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/2014-report-on-the-us-cord-blood-banking-industry-242430861.html View in LinkedIn

THE NEXT SERIES of blogs will look at worldwide efforts to bank critical human cells like stem cells that have the potential to transform medicine as we know it today. Not only can cell-based therapies offer hope of treatment for diverse diseases where small molecules are impotent, they also usher in the era of personalized medicine. View in LinkedIn

FLAWED REGULATION OF GENETIC ENGINEERING. "The future success of synthetic biology depends in large part on whether public policy toward its applications is well-crafted. Policymakers should learn from the regulatory missteps inflicted on genetic engineering that illustrate ... has critical implications for a technology." http://lnkd.in/d38F4ur View in LinkedIn

THE DE-EXTINCTION of ancient species, including human ancestors is a lively debate today and is unlikely to go away. Like it or not, this subject will inexorably unfold as new scientific progress develops. King Canute (985 AD) famously failed to command the East Anglian tide from rising: we can imitate Canute, or adopt a realistic viewpoint. View in LinkedIn

CONSERVATIVES CALL SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY "an extreme form of genetic engineering," (and the) "ETC Group and Friends of the Earth, wants to ban the use of synthetic biology ... Until these regulations are in place, the group wants a moratorium on the release and commercial use of synthetic organisms and their products." http://lnkd.in/d_Pd4mp View in LinkedIn