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Re:Launch HN: Anja Health (YC W22) – Freezing stem cells at ... by robocat on Friday February 11, 2022 @09:34PM (#30309392)
> Side note: plancentas are so valuable that physicians - especially in Europe - sometimes prefer to take them for themselves to sell to cosmetics research for ~$50k

What is the reason that some placental material can’t be sold to completely cover, or just defray, the storage costs?

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Re:Launch HN: Anja Health (YC W22) – Freezing stem cells at ... by pkukp9 on Saturday February 12, 2022 @03:20AM (#30310970)
It’s illegal to sell them in the US - it mainly happens in Europe
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Re:Launch HN: Anja Health (YC W22) – Freezing stem cells at ... by Grustaf on Sunday February 13, 2022 @05:00AM (#30320647)
Surely it's even more illegal in Europe?
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