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The umbilical cord blood storage industry is under-regulated and untrustworthy, much like another freezing-related industry, cryonics. Both are full of examples
by smnrchrds 5y ago
The umbilical cord blood storage industry is under-regulated and untrustworthy, much like another freezing-related industry, cryonics. Both are full of examples of amateurs, bad actors, and mundane issues like bankruptcy resulting in things that were promised to be kept frozen for decades or centuries ending up in waste disposal after 5 years. Like this example from Canada:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/cord-blood-bank-of-canada-owner-claims-samples-destroyed-1.6109959 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/cord-blood-bank-of-ca...
Also, from the same article, does anyone has more information on this:
> there's a very low probability that someone's own stem cells can be used to treat them, according to Health Canada.
- andy_ppp 5y agoThere was a YC startup on here attempting to do this... here we go: https://anjahealth.com https://anjahealth.com
- smnrchrds 5y agoI don't expect much in terms of longevity from any startup.
- devoutsalsa 5y ago“It’s been said that a person dies twice, once when the body dies & once when their name is last spoken. There’s also a third time, when the company storing your frozen corpse can’t pay the power bill.”