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Less plastic than cord-blood cells are adult stem cells, which until recently researchers thought couldn't do much more than regenerate cell types that reflected the stem cells' origin--blood and immune cells from bone marrow, for example. Even so, some scientists believe adult stem cells may prove to be a powerful source of therapies. "In some cases, you may not want to go all the way back to embryonic stem cells," says Kurtzberg. "You may want something more specific or less likely to stray. You wouldn't want to put a cell in the brain and find...
...means that they are theoretically immortal and can continue to divide forever if provided with enough nutrients. Because they are so plastic, they hold enormous promise as the basis for new treatments and even cures for disorders ranging from Parkinson's and heart disease to diabetes and even spinal-cord injury...
UMBILICAL-CORD CELLS...
Drawbacks An umbilical cord is not very long and doesn't hold enough cells to treat an adult...
Nerve cells Could be used to treat Parkinson's, spinal-cord injuries and strokes TIME Graphic