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Peter Diamonds and Bob Hariri

Frozen placentas could be the ticket to a long and healthy life

23 May 2018

Placentas are usually discarded, yet they are packed full of stem cells. Now Bob Hariri and XPrize founder Peter Diamandis aim to harness their potential
An umbillical cord

Blood from umbilical cord may help fix your brain after a stroke

21 May 2018

Ten people have received infusions of umbilical cord blood days after having a stroke, and they seem to have recovered better than would normally be expected

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