EXHIBIT 23.1
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            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference into the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-107438) of NeoStem, Inc. (formerly
Phase III Medical, Inc.) of our report dated March 27, 2007 with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of NeoStem, Inc. and Subsidiary appearing in
this Annual Report on Form 10-K of NeoStem, Inc. and Subsidiary for the year
ended December 31, 2006.


/s/Holtz Rubenstein Reminick LLP

Holtz Rubenstein Reminick LLP
Melville, New York
March 28, 2007




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