Even More Umbilical Cord Blood in the News!

While scientists press ahead with embryo research, exciting news has come from the least controversial sources: the stem cells in umbilical-cord blood and placentas, and even in fully formed adult organs.

While not as flexible as embryonic cells, cord and placental cells have proved more valuable than scientists initially hoped. Although about 90% of cord-blood stem cells are precursors for blood and immune cells, the remaining 10% give rise to liver, heart-muscle and brain cells and more.

Source: Time Magazine via http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/07/30/time.stemcell.tm/index.html