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December 11, 2007
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Future of cord blood lies in quality, not quantity of cells

By OMAR FORD

Medical Device Daily Staff Writer

ATLANTA -- About 20 some odd years ago, the idea of using umbilical cord blood or ?cord blood? to cure some aliments in children was laughable to some segments of the medical community. Cord blood was thought of as a discarded material not fit for any further applications.

That was until Hal Broxmeyer PhD, of the Indiana University School of Medicine (Indianapolis) and his colleagues became pioneers in using cord blood as a means of cell replacement. Broxmeyer, a pioneer of cord blood research, spoke to a ...

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