Editing Stem cell (section)

==Amniotic==
Also called perinatal stem cells, these multipotent stem cells are found in [[amniotic fluid]] and umbilical cord blood. These stem cells are very active, expand extensively without feeders and are not tumorigenic. [[Amniotic stem cells]] are multipotent and can differentiate in cells of adipogenic, osteogenic, myogenic, endothelial, hepatic and also neuronal lines.<ref>
{{cite journal | vauthors = De Coppi P, Bartsch G, Siddiqui MM, Xu T, Santos CC, Perin L, Mostoslavsky G, Serre AC, Snyder EY, Yoo JJ, Furth ME, Soker S, Atala A | title = Isolation of amniotic stem cell lines with potential for therapy | journal = Nature Biotechnology | volume = 25 | issue = 1 | pages = 100–106 | date = January 2007 | pmid = 17206138 | doi = 10.1038/nbt1274 | s2cid = 6676167 }}</ref>
Amniotic stem cells are a topic of active research.

Use of stem cells from [[amniotic fluid]] overcomes the ethical objections to using human embryos as a source of cells. [[Roman Catholic]] teaching forbids the use of embryonic stem cells in experimentation; accordingly, the [[Holy See|Vatican]] newspaper "[[Osservatore Romano]]" called amniotic stem cells "the future of medicine".<ref>{{cite news |title=Vatican newspaper calls new stem cell source 'future of medicine' |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/18555/vatican-newspaper-calls-new-stem-cell-source-future-of-medicine |work=Catholic News Agency |date=3 February 2010 }}</ref>

It is possible to collect amniotic stem cells for donors or for autologous use: the first US amniotic stem cells bank<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS166682+22-Oct-2009+PRN20091022 |title=European Biotech Company Biocell Center Opens First U.S. Facility for Preservation of Amniotic Stem Cells in Medford, Massachusetts |work=Reuters |date=2009-10-22 |access-date=2010-03-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091030150358/https://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS166682%2B22-Oct-2009%2BPRN20091022 |archive-date=2009-10-30 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2009/10/europes_biocell.html |title=Europe's Biocell Center opens Medford office – Daily Business Update |work=The Boston Globe |date=2009-10-22 |access-date=2010-03-14}}</ref> was opened in 2009 in Medford, MA, by [[Biocell Center]] Corporation<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bostonherald.com/business/general/view/20091022the_ticker/ |title=The Ticker |publisher=BostonHerald.com |date=2009-10-22 |access-date=2010-03-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/10/19/daily59-Biocell-Center-opens-amniotic-stem-cell-bank-in-Medford.html |title=Biocell Center opens amniotic stem cell bank in Medford |work=Mass High Tech Business News |date=2009-10-23 |access-date=2012-08-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014201617/http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2009/10/19/daily59-Biocell-Center-opens-amniotic-stem-cell-bank-in-Medford.html |archive-date=2012-10-14 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wbur.org/2009/10/22/stem-cell-bank |title=World's First Amniotic Stem Cell Bank Opens In Medford |date=22 October 2009 |publisher=wbur.org |access-date=2010-03-14}}</ref> and collaborates with various hospitals and universities all over the world.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/biocell-center-corporation-partners-with-new-englands-largest-community-based-hospital-network-to-offer-a-unique-service-in-amniotic-fluid-stem-cell-preservation-86848157.html |title=Biocell Center Corporation Partners with New England's Largest Community-Based Hospital Network to Offer a Unique... |location=Medford, Mass. |publisher=Prnewswire.com |access-date=2010-03-14}}</ref>