Some interesting figures are provided in an article on stem cell transplants in NEWNews: “The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences performed 633 blood stem-cell transplants in 2004, a number that officials say rivals the top facility nationally for blood stem-cell transplants.” In short, the simplest form of stem cell medicine is already commonplace. “Physicians who treat cancer patients sometimes use blood stem-cell transplants to help rebuild infection-fighting white blood cells after chemotherapy. … The actual transplant is usually an outpatient procedure that takes about 30 minutes … These same cells that regenerate bone marrow will also regenerate heart muscle, nerve tissue, muscles, liver, bone, cartilage. The list gets longer every day.”
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