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• Position: STATELINE - Public umbilical cord and placental blood banks by New Jersey - Brief Article

New Jersey has created the nation's first public umbilical cord and placental blood banks specifically for use in research. "We have a responsibility to pursue every single research opportunity," said former acting Governor Richard Codey. State officials hope that increased availability of cord blood will attract top scientists to New Jersey. Cord blood is a good source of stem cells for treatment of cardiac...