Chennai gets stem cell research, banking centre (IANS via Yahoo! India News)

Greetings, cord blood transplantation is making the headlines once more - have a read here.

Cord Blood Registry Sees Strong Growth in Charitable Banking Program to Help Family Members Who Need Stem Cell . (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN BRUNO, Calif.—-Cord Blood Registry , the world's largest and most experienced cord blood stem cell bank, announced today that its no-cost banking service to help families with a critical medical need, has achieved record growth in 2007, enrolling 35 percent more newborns than last year. (Read More)

BioLife projects bleak outlook (Press & Sun-Bulletin)
OWEGO — BioLife Solutions, which leases space in Owego, said it has enough money to continue operations through the end of the year but must raise additional capital soon. (Read More)

Chennai gets stem cell research, banking centre (EARTHtimes.org)
Chennai, Nov 28 - Leading US stem cell research firm LifeCell has helped set up a Rs 50-million cord blood stem cell banking and research facility at Sri Ramachandra Medical University here to help stem cell and bone marrow transplants for haematological and oncological disorder patients. (Read More)

Menstrual Blood Latest Way to Harvest Stem Cells? (Fox News)
Is menstrual blood the newest way to preserve disease-fighting stem cells? One company believes it is. (Read More)

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