Synthetic blood from embryos bid ("We could provide an unlimited supply of blood in this way")

BBC.CO.UK ^ | Monday, 23 March

[neverdem]

At one time, type O negative blood was considered the universal blood donor type. This implied that anyone — regardless of blood type — could receive type O negative blood without risking a transfusion reaction. However, even type O negative blood may have antibodies that cause serious reactions during a transfusion.

Ideally, blood transfusions are done with donated blood that's an exact match for type and Rh factor. Even then, small samples of the recipient's and donor's blood are mixed to check compatibility in a process known as crossmatching. In an emergency, however, type O negative red blood cells may be given to anyone — especially if the situation is life-threatening or the matching blood type is in short supply.

[airborne]

On top of my SCI, I also contracted CML 10 years (to the day) after I broke my back.

My bone marrow donor was O negative, and I was O positive.

17 + years later, I am still cancer free (Praise God!) and my blood type changed from O positive to O negative.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I could never be called a chemist or biologist but can anyone who is tell me why fetal stem cell research can only be done with American tax dollars? If it’s so important then why couldn’t other nations finance their own research?

This doesn’t sound like a new discovery, just harvesting blood.

[neverdem]

Thanks for the interesting case report!

[neverdem]

If it’s so important then why couldn’t other nations finance their own research?

They are. Click on the keyword, hesc.