Cord stem cells hits the news

Good morning, hope you got some time to relax and have a look at these stories that have made it to the headlines this week.

Family, friends seek marrow match (Kane County Chronicle)
ELBURN ? Kim Urquizu already had beaten cancer once. But the chemotherapy that successfully treated one form of leukemia three years ago now has caused another, fast-growing form of the disease to emerge, said Jill Cramer, her cousin. (Read More)

News of the Weirdby Chuck Shepherd (Provo Daily Herald)
In February, a Mississippi judge released two convicted rapists of children, who had each been in prison for more than 12 years, based on DNA. The men had been convicted primarily by the "bite mark" analysis of since-discredited dentist Dr. Michael West, who used iridescent lights and yellow goggles to demonstrate that scratches on the victims were bites by the two men. Subsequent independent . (Read More)

Creating a Cord-Blood Lifeline (Time Magazine)
A baby is lifted out of the uterus while the surgeon severs the umbilical cord. The decision to donate a newborn's umbilical-cord blood is, for many expectant mothers, a simple checkmark on a long list of prenatal choices. But for Noel Beninati, one donor's checkmark offered a lifeline. (Read More)

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