Stem Cell Politics

This website is devoted to parent education about Cord Blood, and therefore the research sections are strictly about studies using Stem Cells from Cord Blood. However, to talk about Stem Cells without mentioning politics is like avoiding the elephant in the middle of the room.

Many people object to research on embryonic Stem Cells. Those people are eager to believe that research with Cord Blood Stem Cells are a viable alternative. The people who make money from banking cord blood are also eager to believe that Stem Cells from cord blood can do anything. These two groups acting together, either intentionally or by accident, have formed somewhat of an alliance to aggressively promote claims that cord blood stem cells are “pluripotent” and all research funding should go to cord blood stem cells.