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Stem cell-rich cord blood donations could increase by ‘nudging’ parents, study suggests – EurekAlert (press release)

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2018-01-11 NEWS

EurekAlert (press release)

Stem cell-rich cord blood donations could increase by ‘nudging’ parents, study suggests
EurekAlert (press release)
Toronto – It contains potentially lifesaving stem cells that can treat a host of blood-based cancers and other diseases. Yet the blood found in newborns’ umbilical cords is almost always discarded as medical waste, rather than banked for future needs

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Revisit a cautionary classic
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and more specifically (e.g., “Are today’s scientists and engineers who are involved in synthetic biology and other similar endeavors engaged in motherless creation?”). While overall a very beneficial project, the book might have also considered the

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