Frequently asked questions

The term culture (also called expansion) refers to the process of multiplying stem cells in a laboratory. The culture process basically absorbs your stem cells and reproduces, so you can turn one million stem cells into millions of stem cells. These types of cultured stem cells are illegally used in the United States and many other countries. In many countries, there are many reasons why stem cell culture is illegal. However, the two most prominent reasons are: cell culture produces cells and DNA mutations. We don't know how the mutation will affect a person in the future. The US FDA and regulatory agencies in many other countries/regions are also worried about direct adverse reactions because they worry that mutant cells may cause or contribute to these problems in the next 6 years, 7 years, 8 years, 9 years, or 10 years. When the laboratory grows stem cells, the laboratory produces weaker copies of the original stem cells. The more stem cells that are replicated, the weaker they become and therefore also deviate from the original stem cell donor. We still don’t know whether the cultured cells will cause future health problems. Therefore, consumers must be very careful when exploring the use of stem cells.