Stem cell research is an exciting new field of study that try's to understand how a healthy cell can replace a damaged or dead cell in the body. This research has caused breakthrough's in cell based therapies that are created to fight against illness and disease. Today, stem cell research is the biggest research field of study for biologists. Already, there are cell based therapies that can cure diseases such as leukemia and diabetes. The hard part of course though is how to get the stem cells to perform these cell therapies. This is where a company steps in to fill this void, in a legal, ethical way. When your child is born the umbilical cord is usually disposed of. The umbilical cord is filled with stem cells that can grow new cells throughout the body. Instead of disposing the umbilical cord, you can give it to a blood bank that will store those stem cells in case your baby or a family member becomes ill and needs cell therapy. The companies called Cryo-Cell and I believe their the first of their kind to be a success. Besides storing stem cells, they are also pioneering their way to cutting edge cell based therapy that's the first of its kind. Soon, with their help, we may one day be able to cure every illness and every disease. View their Gift Page if you want to give the gift of stem cell preservation.