The Celebration Stem Cell Centre in Gilbert, Ariz. is nearing completion.
The center will be a cord-blood donation facility, research lab for adult stem-cell treatments and offer genetic counseling. It will also serve as a private storage facility for cord blood.
Dawn Vargo, bioethics analyst for Focus on the Family Action, said adult stem cells derived from cord blood allow researchers to find treatments for diseases without harming a human embryo in the process.
"We’re excited to see cord blood becoming a better-known source of stem cells,” she said. “These cells can treat patients suffering from a wide range of diseases, without the ethical and technical problems associated with life-destroying embryonic stem cells."
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