For the First Time Ever, People Are Getting Transfusions of Lab-Grown Blood Cells
by Ed Cara from on (#65JHM)
An important clinical trial is now underway in the UK. The study is the first to transfuse red blood cells grown in the lab from donated stem cells into humans. Should this research pay off, these blood cells would be incredibly valuable for people with rare blood types, though they wouldn't replace the need for...