Rhonda Patrick· PhD
So, what I said earlier, what you need to do is you have to see, "Okay, how many different kind of placentas do we need to store in order to have a match for you or for me, or whoever needs it. Okay?"
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So, what I said earlier, what you need to do is you have to see, "Okay, how many different kind of placentas do we need to store in order to have a match for you or for me, or whoever needs it. Okay?"
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And so, if you store enough placentas or enough cord blood or stem cells in general that would fit anybody in this planet or the better part of that, then you're pretty good.