Amniotic stem cells may be the most easily differentiated type of stem cell, and the easiest to obtain in large quantities. It simply requires extracting fluid from the womb, a procedure already done in nearly a million women in America and Europe each year. That is nearly ten times the amount needed to supply 99 percent of Americans' needs for perfect matches for transplants. | Amniotic stem cells may be the most easily differentiated type of stem cell, and the easiest to obtain in large quantities. It simply requires extracting fluid from the womb, a procedure already done in nearly a million women in America and Europe each year. That is nearly ten times the amount needed to supply 99 percent of Americans' needs for perfect matches for transplants. |