Ahmad Al Ahmad, Founder and CEO Future Health Biobank GCC, speaks to Tell Me Why podcast host, Maria Botros, about the importance of storing stem cells. <br /><br />Stem cells are the basic building blocks of life, everything in your body is created from these cells, says Ahmad <br /><br />Ahmad: Excess stem cells not used during your creation as a baby go through the umbilical cord and placenta <br /><br />Storing stem cells serves as a biological insurance for both the baby and the family, says Ahmad<br /><br />Ahmad explains that HLA typing tests are done to ensure that the stem cells match the patient in-need of the transplant<br /><br />Last minute stem cell storage is feasible in the UAE, says Ahmad<br /><br />See more videos at https://gulfnews.com/videos<br />Read more Gulf News stories here: https://bit.ly/2HLJ2km<br /><br />Subscribe to Gulf News on YouTube and watch more of our videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/GulfNewsTV<br /><br />#UAEnews #podcast #stemcells
