> jjjane > > Jane Ross wrote: > > > > My daughter is having a baby in a couple of weeks and she has been asked > > if she wants to freeze her umbilical blood. Can someone tell me how it would > > be used in research? > > > > it would not necessarily go for research <<<<<<<<<< snip >>>>>>>>>>>>> check this out now where is th 'merican company? INFANT STEM CELLS TO BE STORED AS SAFEGUARD AGAINST FUTURE ILLNESS A company is to launch a service in Britain storing infants' stem cells as a safeguard against future potentially fatal diseases, according to a report in the Observer newspaper on Sunday. http://transplantation.medscape.com/34290.rhtml?srcmp=tran-030201 Ray Strand Prairie Sky Design -----------------( on the Edge of the Prairie Abyss )--------------- when the sky is clear the ground is visible 49/dx PD 2 yrs/40? onset/retired