Gallery: Inside the Strange Science of Cord Blood Banking

  • Inside the cochlea the tectorial membrane relays sound waves to small hair cells which send nerve signals to the brain....
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    *Entryway to Cord Blood America's corporate headquarters, Las Vegas.*
  • Blood Bag
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    *Cord blood sample, before processing.*
  • CorCell Kit
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    *Dr. Geoffrey O'Neill, vice president of CorCell, the subsidiary company that runs Cord Blood America's Las Vegas facility, holds a sampling kit.*
  • Lab Entrance
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    *Entrance to Cord Blood America's processing lab.*
  • Blood Processing
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    *Cord Blood America technicians Shane Caser, left, and Kerry Beckett prepare samples for storage.*
  • Blood Culture
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    *To test for contaminating microbes, blood samples are warmed in a culture system.*
  • Culture Bottle
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    *A blood sample culture bottle.*
  • Testing Stickers
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    *Label stickers used in testing.*
  • Collection and Sample Bag
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    *Post-processing, the stem cell fraction enters a storage bag (right) for freezing.*
  • Storage Facility
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    *Large isothermal storage containers store the bar-coded samples in liquid nitrogen.*
  • Hallway
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    *Hallway at Cord Blood America, Inc.*
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