Public cord-blood bank to open at the University of Utah
March 6, 2007
The University of Utah expects to open a public umbilical cord stem cell bank within the next few months. The U.’s bank would be part of a nationwide network of banks that could make donations of cord blood stem cells available to those who need them regardless of where they are. A private bank has also been set up in Sandy where families pay to store cord blood that will be available for their use only. (Salt Lake Tribune)