Artificial blood 'will be manufactured in factories'

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Artificial blood 'will be manufactured in factories'

Postby maureenho » 14 Apr 2014, 16:38

Artificial blood 'will be manufactured in factories'

Well come Trust-funded stem cell research has produced red blood cells fit for transfusion into humans, paving the way for the mass production of blood

By Tanjil Rashid

1:10PM BST 14 Apr 2014

It is the stuff of gothic science fiction: men in white coats in factories of blood and bones.

But the production of blood on an industrial scale could become a reality once a trial is conducted in which artificial blood made from human stem cells is tested in patients for the first time.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/10765132/Artificial-blood-will-be-manufactured-in-factories.html
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Postby wendy » 14 Apr 2014, 16:44

I wonder if this is the beginning of the end.
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Postby annie » 14 Apr 2014, 18:35

Not sure how I feel about this
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Postby Misspears » 14 Apr 2014, 18:53

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