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by pkukp9 1583 days ago
Ah I see - we’re from the umbilical cord so they’re a bit different from fetal stem cells!
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Can you explain how umbilical cord tissue differs from placental tissue, and its potential/known uses? I realize this reply will probably get lost being 3 days later.
Umbilical cord stem cells are categorized as adult stem cells because a human being has formed. They are more stable. Embryonic stem cells from fetus are not and much more unstable. Umbilical cord blood would be treated as a medical waste otherwise.