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Three Bubble-Baby Families, Multimillion-Dollar Negotiations, California's Stem Cell Agency and Life and Death

Three Bubble-Baby Families, Multimillion-Dollar Negotiations, California's Stem Cell Agency and Life and Death

Anxious Waiting, Constant Vigilance and Frustration

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May 28, 2021
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Andrea Fernandez is battling cancer while her son -- Jakob, The Little Fighter -- tackles ADA-SCID. Social media, including Facebook, is part of the fight. Photo courtesy of the family. 

The story about Jakob, Sheersha  and Clementine is a 6,000-mile biomedical tale that spans the Atlantic. The story ranges from the Saskatchewan River in Canada to the du…

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