You could call this new age insurance. Cord blood stem cell banking! These are stem cells which are harvested from a mother's umbilical cord after delivery and can be used in life-saving transplants for many diseases. It is already a whopping Rs 100 crore industry in India. But is it the miracle cure?
Researches say blood inside umbilical cord is a great source of stem cells.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/man-gets-cord-blood-transplant-fresh-lease-of-life/88617-17.html
Diseases like Parkinson's, diabetes and cancer may become treatable.
http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/88413/ethics-and-science-of-it-stem-cell-research-made-easy.html
Obama will allow federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/stem-cell-research-a-boon-or-a-bane/87381-11.html
Stem cell research has been opposed by major religious groups.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/obama-gives-green-signal-to-stem-cell-research/87316-11.html
Ex-president George Bush had restricted funding stem cell research.
http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/87293/obama-brings-the-change-reverses-bush-stem-cell-policy.html
He has signed an order to restore federal funding for embryonic stem cell research.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/stemcell-stocks-jump-on-expected-obama-policy/87241-2.html
The research can aid scientists to combat a variety of life threatening illnesses.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/obamas-stem-cell-research-related-action-awaited/87201-11.html
Obama is to declare that science would guide his administration.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/obama-to-reverse-bush-stem-cell-restrictions/87198-11.html
Using stem cell eliminates the risk of patient's body rejecting new organ.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/historic-first-stem-cell-used-in-organ-transplant/78613-17.html
Stem cells gets the Indian medical fraternity excited.
http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/75326/ibnliving-indian-docs-take-lead-in-stem-cells-research.html
Stem cells have potential to revolutionise modern science.
http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/74606/ibnliving-stem-cell-therapy-is-a-medical-miracle.html
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