Risky Stem Cell Clinics Take Root in U.S. as Doctors Profit from 'Liquid Gold'

Professional Research Assistant Patti Estes of Taiga Biotechnologies, Inc., prepares stem cells for an experiment at the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, CO, Friday, June 6, 2011.
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