Scientists estimate that, worldwide, there are nearly 800,000 cord blood samples in public banks, and more than 5 million stored in private banks. (sciencenews.org)
With the promise and pitfalls of umbilical cord blood samples in mind, how should parents decide whether to put their baby's blood on ice, either for their own family's future use or as a donation for the greater good? (sciencenews.org)
We're hoping to get a pretty complete picture of what's in the mom's body during the pregnancy, get breast milk samples, cord blood samples at the time of delivery, and then repeated samplings as the child grows up. (discovermagazine.com)