About This Video
Perhaps no other field of medicine is garnering more hope than stem cell research. And it is not necessarily controversial.Every day it seems there is new evidence that stem cells derived at birth from umbilical cord blood may help treat dozens of diseases, including leukemia. Now theres a breakthrough in stem cell science, with new technology that lets doctors recover and bank cells from the placenta, too.By collecting and banking stem cells from the placenta, in addition to those from the umbilical cord, parents are significantly increasing the number of stem cells banked, says Dr. Robert Hariri, who developed the technology with a team of scientists at LifebankUSA.. These cells are a perfect donor match for the infant and possibly a family member and they improve the likelihood that a stem cell transplant, if needed, will be successful. Our cut piece on this exciting breakthrough in stem cell science includes b-roll of a birth, collection of the cells and laboratory visuals. We also include soundbites with Dr. Hariri, as well as with Hall of Famer Rod Carew, whose daughter might have survived leukemia ten years ago had a perfect stem cell match been available, and with a parent who banked placental and cord blood stem cells for their family.
This website uses Adobe® Flash™ Player 9
Download Flash Now
If you are using Internet Explorer, you will need to restart your browser
after installing Flash.
Adobe and Flash are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems incorporated.
All rights reserved.
