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/^t/The curative effects of fetal tissue were discovered in the early fifties, though scientists has started experimenting with some parts of the human foetus early in the nineteenth century. It turned out that many diseases which caused great problems to doctors or were found incurable might be treated quite successfully with the help of the tissue. Fetal cells are unlikely to be rejected by a recipient's immune system and that is why they are perfect for a host of scientific and medical uses. These cells grow quickly, divide rapidly and may become a kidney, a liver cell or anything else. The use of fetal cells seems to be the only successful way of treating patients suffering from Parkinson's disease, Hurber's syndrome and other neurological disorders.