Genetic Discovery Solves Decades-Long Medical Mystery
New Delhi, India: A remarkable discovery has been made in the medical world through the ancient practice of preserving a part of a newborn’s umbilical cord. This discovery helped solve a 14-year-old mystery that had puzzled many doctors and left a couple from Haryana, India in deep sorrow. In 2010, a couple (referred to as Prakash and Sarita) welcomed their first child through normal delivery. Unfortunately, the newborn fell ill shortly after birth, developing a …