Essays Tagged: "Cord blood"

Cord Blood Cells Over Embryonic Stems Cells

embryonic stem-cell research in recent days, but something that not many people have heard about is cord-blood and adult stem-cell treatments. It is surprising that these miracle treatments are kept s ... ince more efficient, more humane alternatives are already available.These innovative treatments use cord blood stem cells and adult stem cells to treat a wide range of conditions and diseases, which i ...

(3 pages) 28 0 0.0 Feb/2006

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Plant Biology

Cutting the Cord. Controversy with cord cells and usage

world today, parents are having to make the decision whether or not to save their babies' umbilical cords. Because cord blood banking is so controversial, many parents find this decision to be quite d ... ind this decision to be quite difficult.If the parents do decide to keep it their child's umbilical cord, the next issue that they are faced with is where to store it. These umbilical cords can't just ...

(5 pages) 28 0 3.0 Nov/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Medical Technology: Stem Cell Research

cure and that they have extreme side effects. Then out of nowhere a voice reminds you of the stored cord blood you saved years ago that held the possibility of one day saving your child.The retrieval ... saved years ago that held the possibility of one day saving your child.The retrieval and storage of cord blood holds these amazing tiny cells called stem cells that have mass potential to treating man ...

(5 pages) 5 0 0.0 Oct/2011

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology

Stem Cell Research

une system rejecting them. Having this upside makes the adult stem cells superior to both umbilical cord and embryonic cells. Stem cells can also be taken from the umbilical cord during pregnancy and ... l).After all the research many still see embryonic stem cell as the most likely to produce cures. According to Gerald Coleman at Santa Clara University, there are numerous backers of embryonic stem ce ...

(14 pages) 5 0 0.0 Nov/2014

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology