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By Jan Shultis, Ph.D. At Hope Biosciences, we culture every one of your stem cells by hand. This work matters to us as a strategy for sustainable customized medicine in the United States, as a biotechnology solution to health problems plaguing our communities, and on a very personal level as service to individuals who trust us with their stem cells. A glimpse into Leo's life. Personal caring is, we believe, the essence of translational medicine (“translational medicine” can

A conversation about medical usefulness, money, and health in individual families By Jan Shultis, Ph.D. Cord blood banking is the practice of preserving the blood found in a baby’s umbilical cord at birth, with the intention that the hematopoietic stem cells found in cord blood could one day be used to create stem cell treatments, should that newborn be diagnosed with a blood-based disease or condition. Umbilical cord blood stem cells have been used in treatment since the fir

Thoughts in Honor of Atomic Veterans Day By Jan Shultis, Ph.D. Atomic Veterans Day, first designated by President Ronald Reagan in 1983, recognizes and honors the select group of military veterans who served in or around nuclear operations and nuclear campaigns. “Atomic veterans” are American service members who participated in nuclear tests between 1945 and 1962, served with United States military forces in or around Hiroshima and Nagasaki through mid-1946, or were held as p