A recent article published by Laughlin, et. al. on June 14, 2001, in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) further validates new options available to patients in need of stem cell transplants. The study, collaborated on by top researchers in the field of stem cell therapy, demonstrates that umbilical-cord blood (UCB) from unrelated donors is a feasible alternative source of hematopoietic stem cells for use in adults, to treat certain diseases...