Always disappointing when someone suggests beers, and then I find they live in a different country. Definitely a shortcoming in social media.
- Matthew Todd
Matt, you should start BioBeers Australia! Pretty simple, actually. Just need beer source and a bunch of science geeks will show up.
- Jim Hardy
Abstract | Storage and allogeneic transplantation of peripheral nerve using a green tea polyphenol solution in a canine model - http://www.jbppni.com/content...
"MSCs transplanted into the brain have been demonstrated to promote functional recovery by producing trophic factors that induce survival and regeneration of host neurons." Hmm, that's a pretty bold statement. I hope they can back it up.
- Jim Hardy
Stem Cell Research & Therapy | Full text | Experimental approaches for the generation of induced pluripotent stem cells - http://stemcellres.com/content...
Here, we summarize current reprogramming methodologies with a focus on the production of transgene-free or genetically unmanipulated iPSCs and highlight important technical details that ultimately may influence the biological properties of pluripotent stem cells.
- Jim Hardy
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We looked into this before our daughter was born and since there was no public center near us, we went with a private company. I'd recommend the public banking myself, but if you can't do that, you can also negotiate down the private price. We got our costs cut to nearly half the number they quote.
- Mr. Gunn
Cryobanks International will do cord blood donations from anywhere in the US. Your physician will do the collection, and they pick it up by courier. http://www.cryo-intl.com/enroll.... Sounds a lot like what is being proposed on a broader scale in the Time article. From what I learned regarding the medical uses/potential from our local stem cell expert who works in the area of regenerative medicine, highly _highly_ recommend public banking over private banking...
- Andrew Su
That's good to know about Cryobanks. The stem cell lab my friend works at didn't recommend them, but that might have been just because she didn't personally know about them. FWIW, you can privately bank for a few years, then donate. In the unlikely event you did need them, it would almost certainly be before the kid was 6.
- Mr. Gunn
Also good to know about private banking then donating. Makes perfect sense, and sounds like a great option as well!
- Andrew Su
Mr. Gunn, it will depend on the bank. The only bank in the Seattle area that accepts donated cord blood will only accept it at birth - not years later.
- Rochelle
"frog skin for the first time has been demonstrated to possess lipid components with pharmaceutical and therapeutic potential."
- Jim Hardy
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PLoS ONE: Sexual Experience Promotes Adult Neurogenesis in the Hippocampus Despite an Initial Elevation in Stress Hormones - http://www.plosone.org/article...