Jane, There is great optimism that young cells from the umbilical cord and blood may holdd secets to the cure for various diseases, perhaps even PD. Ask the clinician who wants to collect the umbilical what exactly they will do with it. They proobably will give you something in writing.... My daughter in law did it. I hope your daughter will too..... :-) All the best, Bill - PWP -----Original Message----- From: Jane Ross [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2001 10:38 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: umbilical blood My daughter is having a baby in a couple of weeks and she has been asked if she wants to freeze her umbical blood. Can someone tell me how it would be used in research? jjjane http://www.geocities.com/janet313/pienet/ross/