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In this interview, Dr. Rhonda Patrick talks to Dr. Frans Kuypers about his lab\\u2019s discovery on how the human placenta is a rich source of pluripotent stem cells, and yet the placenta is thrown away after delivery.

In this episode, we discuss...\\xa0

• (00:00)\\xa0Introduction\\xa0
• (04:39)\\xa0The human placenta as a source of hematopoietic cells
• (11:30)\\xa0Pluripotent cells can differentiate into any cell in the human body
• (13:03)\\xa0Public banking of abundant pluripotent placental stem cells
• (18:06)\\xa0Therapeutic applications of stem cells
• (22:56)\\xa0Stem cells as part of a physician\\u2019s toolkit\\xa0
• (28:56)\\xa0Epigenetics of induced pluripotent stem cells
• (34:49)\\xa0Biogenerators could use young cells to produce growth factors and other chemicals\\xa0
• (38:36)\\xa0Transferring blood from young mice into old mice regenerates tissues using GDF11
• (43:32)\\xa0Opportunities and challenges of banking stem cells
• (52:49)\\xa0Stem cells could eliminate deaths due to lack of bone marrow donors
• (56:37)\\xa0The way we fund research isn\\u2019t optimal for society

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