Comments on: That Twin Thing Part II http://thecreekmores.org/2005/07/05/that-twin-thing-part-ii/ Because Sometimes Science Screws Up! Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:20:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: kat http://thecreekmores.org/2005/07/05/that-twin-thing-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-49 kat Wed, 06 Jul 2005 05:09:26 +0000 http://thecreekmores.org/?p=14#comment-49 I read something interesting in this month's National Geo magazine. They did a major article on stem cell research as their cover story. It was a really great article. Very educational from the way stem cells are harvested, propogated and then used for medical purposes (research and current applications). One case that they covered its use was a boy who has leukemia. As a treatment, they took stem cells from cord blood (pulled from umbilicial cords of newborns). The joke that his mom made was along the lines that if he ever decided to commit a crime, the cops wouldn't be able to tag his DNA to him. Instead they'd be looking for a girl because his new blood was donated from a baby girl's umbilical cord. Anyway, interesting article. I don't know if they've got it online, but it's worth buying the magazine. I read something interesting in this month’s National Geo magazine. They did a major article on stem cell research as their cover story. It was a really great article. Very educational from the way stem cells are harvested, propogated and then used for medical purposes (research and current applications). One case that they covered its use was a boy who has leukemia. As a treatment, they took stem cells from cord blood (pulled from umbilicial cords of newborns). The joke that his mom made was along the lines that if he ever decided to commit a crime, the cops wouldn’t be able to tag his DNA to him. Instead they’d be looking for a girl because his new blood was donated from a baby girl’s umbilical cord.

Anyway, interesting article. I don’t know if they’ve got it online, but it’s worth buying the magazine.

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