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I don't see why that would be necessary. I skimmed the article and did some additional poking around for the protein at issue. I can't tell if it's been charact

I don't see why that would be necessary. I skimmed the article and did some additional poking around for the protein at issue. I can't tell if it's been characterized, but it may be possible to synthesize it or get cells to produce it for you- either or which would obviate the need to extract it from actual cord blood.

car 9y ago
TIMP2 is a well known protein, available from many sources like this one: http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/sigma/srp3174?lang=en&region=US http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/sigma/srp3174?la...
- moh_maya 9y ago
  and to add to car's point, it is a recombinant protein produced in E.coli (the foundational bacteria on which biomedical research has been built). Easy to grow, easy to manipulate. We may not need cord-blood at all. Which is a good thing in terms of the potential ethical issues that will crop up.
- ada1981 9y ago
  Excuse the novice question.. so this protein is available for sale online? I have an aging grandmother who is in her last weeks of life, though the doctors don't know why her body is failing despite strong heart and brain. She is up for trying most anything and would probably be up for experimenting in herself.