Stem cells extracted from amniotic fluid - USATODAY.com: "If a family 'banked' a baby's amniotic stem cells at birth by freezing them, they could provide a potential line of stem cells to treat diseases the child might develop later, Atala says.
But even more important, because amniotic fluid is so easy to harvest, it would make it possible to create thousands of cell lines.
'If you banked 100,000 specimens, you'd be able to provide cells for 99% of the U.S. population with a perfect match for genetic transplantation,' Atala says."
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