Archive for November, 2004

Stem cells offers leukaemia patients hope

Tuesday, November 30th, 2004
New technology exists to treat leukaemia patients with stem cell technology using cord blood. The problem is that it's hard to find a bone marrow match for these patients. But this problem is starting to get fixed by using the blood from a newborn baby. Also known as ...

Embryonic vs. cord blood stem cells

Tuesday, November 2nd, 2004
What is the big difference of a stem cell from the embryo versus the umbilical cord blood from a newborn? This is the debate that rages on. Here we will layout the differences in the hopes of bringing some clarity to this. Embryonic Stem Cells As their title suggests, they are ...