Fascinating… does the donor placenta have to be a certain “age”? Like, does it matter how developed the fetus is? Could MSCs be collected from placentas from miscarriages or abortions, for example? Or only from birthed babies? (PS- I am NOT trying to start ANY sort of ethical debate here. I am honestly just curious about the “requirements” for viability/ harvesting.)
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Fascinating… does the donor placenta have to be a certain “age”? Like, does it matter how developed the fetus is? Could MSCs be collected from placentas from miscarriages or abortions, for example? Or only from birthed babies? (PS- I am NOT trying to start ANY sort of ethical debate here. I am honestly just curious about the “requirements” for viability/ harvesting.)
*edit- for clarification