COMMON MISCONCEPTION: Some potential clients have asked us if there is any possibility that their stored stem cells will be used for research or other purposes. There is no scientific research carried out on any samples collected and stored at Cells for Life. We are an umbilical cord blood stem cell processing and storage facility, and our clients can be reassured that their stem cells will be protected under the strictest scientific and ethical guidelines. Parents have sole ownership of their baby's stem cells until the child is 18 years of age. At that time the stem cells become the property of the child.