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A cell sample being pipetted into a multi-well plate containing growth nutrient medium

Experimental umbilical cord stem cell therapy treats rare disease

9 June 2022

A girl with a rare disorder can now breathe more easily after receiving transfusions of a liquid that her sister's umbilical cord stem cells were grown in

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