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I'm surprised about the stem cell company. Stem cell storage companies are notorious scams. I remember doing research into these when my first child was born.
by pfarnsworth 9y ago
I'm surprised about the stem cell company. Stem cell storage companies are notorious scams. I remember doing research into these when my first child was born.
There's only a small subset of diseases it can actually help, and until you can actually grow organs, it's generally useless, for a lot of money. Also you can generate stem cells from adult blood cells or bone marrow anyway.
What the YC company appears to offer doesn't seem much more than a Silicon Valley Blood Boy, the unproven promise of youth from young blood.
- bsaul 9y agoDon't understand the parent downvote, i was also very intrigued by the startup's claims. If someone with good expertise on the field could bring arguments that would be great.
- redlollipop 9y agoYC is not very good at evaluating medical companies. Its track record is not great.