Banking on the future of stem cells

jane2007 submitted, created time 9 months 3 weeks (www.nature.com)

Representatives of 21 stem-cell funding agencies from 19 countries — members of the International Stem Cell Forum — met in San Francisco at the end of February to discuss collaborations and how to coordinate cell banks and registries.

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Questioning the Allure of Putting Cells in the Bank

Eric wu submitted, created time 11 months 1 week (www.tamilstar.com)

This article takes about the allure of putting stem-cells in the bank and its value. There are to opposite opinions on it. Some support it because of its potential application in treating immune system diseases and other diseases. the others refuse it for they think the technology could change so much that cells stored now may not be needed if a person falls ill in 10 or 20 years.

I had read a news that described that there are stem-cells being contained in woman menstrual fluid , but it did not talk about its application on disease treatment

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