Branson dives into stem cell storage
The Times Online reports that Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin empire is about to go bio-tech, with a company that stores stem cells for later use.
The Virgin-branded company will be launched next Thursday and is expected to offer parents the chance to put the umbilical blood of their newborn children into cold storage. Scientists believe that future advances in medical technology will use stem cells to cure diseases such as Alzheimer’s and cancer.
The move into stem-cell storage is part of a strategy that Sir Richard is developing to invest in technologies of the future.
Looks to me like a move that will help with mainstream acceptance of some of these ideas.
Via Short Sharp Science via Digg.
