NPR.

You know, what never ceases to amaze me as an economics reporter is there is a market

for pretty much everything.

That includes human cells.

We are talking about little microscopic bits of bone and organ and a whole lot more for

sale.

When it comes to buying cells, do you know where we can go to do that?

Yeah, the internet.

The internet, of course.

Show me the Parthasarthi heads the science tech and public policy program at the University

of Michigan.

She says there are a bunch of websites that do this.

This is a bio-compare the buyer's guide for life sciences.

So I'm looking at this.

The primary human cells, cell lines, blood cells, embryonic human kidney, $600 per

vial.

You get a discount with 5 vials plus 3 free.

Don't let this deal slip through your fingers.

So how do they end up there?

So they end up there because enterprising people see a market as they often do.

This is the indicator from Planet Money.

I'm Stacey Bannick-Smith.

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