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Life Sciences => Physiology & Medicine => Topic started by: binnie on 30/09/2014 01:34:32

Title: Cord stem cell replication improves tenfold--any impact on birth cord clamping?
Post by: binnie on 30/09/2014 01:34:32

Cord blood stem cell techniques have improved so that ten times more stem cells can be created from a single cord, says a Science study. Will this relax rules re: delayed cord clamping? (In delayed cord clamping, most stem cells stay with the child.) General article is here: 
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http://www.biosciencetechnology.com/articles/2014/09/cord-blood-stem-cells-increased-tenfold

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Science paper is here: http://www.sciencemag.org/content/345/6203/1509