Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Adult & Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cells Are What Work

U.S. Rep. J. Randy Forbes argues that the science points to adult stem-cells (which he defines as being derived from “umbilical cords, wisdom teeth, amniotic fluid and various tissues”) as regenerative medicine’s partner, not embryonic.

Rep. Forbes has introduced bipartisan legislation, “Patients First Act” (H.R. 877) requiring that federal dollars spent on stem cell research be spent on adult stem-cell research.

View article at HumanEvents.com