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murphyj87

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9. Blood Forming Stem Cells Discovered in Canada

Reply to OwnedByCats (Reply #7)

Sat Feb 8, 2014, 12:30 AM

Feb 2014

You probably realize that stem cells for bone marrow transplant, etc. were discovered in Canada, not in the US.

1961 Discovery of blood-forming stem cells enabling bone marrow transplants. (University Health Network — Toronto, Ontario)

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Is the US on single payer yet? [View all] Thav Nov 2013 OP

Unless Democrats campaign on Medicare for All, 2014 isn't going to be pretty. n/t Loudly Nov 2013 #1

Try dealing with bullshit insurance bureaucracy when you are sick. JEB Nov 2013 #2

sorry for you all riverbendviewgal Nov 2013 #3

You don't live in a corporatofascist nation either. DissidentVoice Nov 2013 #5

You live in the Corporate States of America murphyj87 Jan 2014 #6

Nice to see you can see the picture riverbendviewgal Jan 2014 #8

Same in the UK OwnedByCats Jan 2014 #7

Blood Forming Stem Cells Discovered in Canada murphyj87 Feb 2014 #9

What does this have to do with OwnedByCats Feb 2014 #10

Because Americans think they discovered and invented everything murphyj87 Feb 2014 #11

You obviously have me mistaken for somebody OwnedByCats Feb 2014 #12

My wife was just diagnosed with breast cancer DissidentVoice Nov 2013 #4