Singapore Cord Blood Bank services, but retain ownership over the use of their cord blood. Cord blood is the blood that circulates through the umbilical cord from the foetus to the placenta. After delivery, the placenta is almost always thrown away. Yet this humble umbilical cord has become a life saving and precious commodity, because cord blood is rich in blood stem cells. Blood stem cells are young or immature cells that can transform into other forms of essential blood cell types (pluripotent), such as red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. The use of blood stem cells has emerged as a potentially
The Cord and the Ax The Cord and the Ax "The Cord and the Ax" is the third episode of the second season of the American science fiction series Defiance, and the series' fifteenth episode overall. It was aired on July 3, 2014. The episode was written by Allison Miller and directed by Michael Nankin. Stahma (Jaime Murray) and Alak (Jesse Rath) are invited to Rafe's (Graham Greene) house for a family dinner where Christie (Nicole Muñoz) wants to announce that she is pregnant but the surprise is ruined because Stahma can smell it. Everyone is really happy with the news and Rafe, after the