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Thursday, September 22, 2005

Largest Cord Blood Bank to Open in India

A South Korean biotech firm, Histostem, will be opening the world's largest umbilical cord blood bank in India.

Excerpt: "By creating similar banks in Mexico, Australia and Europe, and linking them, Histostem expects to offer histocompatibility leucocyte antigen matched stem cells for every patient around the world. The umbilical cord blood stem cells will also be used for research into treatments for diabetes and spinal cord repair. "

You can read more about the project by clicking here.
 
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