- Artificial red blood cells produced from human stem cells to be tested by researchers in United Kingdom by 2016
- Likely result in mass production of human blood, replacing traditional dependence on blood donations for patients
- 5 million pound artificial red blood cell project is being led by Marc Turner at Edinburgh University
- Initial trial of artificial blood to be on 3 thalassaemia patients
- Artificial blood unlikely to put an end to blood donations for next 20 years when it will have finally been accepted by all and sundry
- Blood to be created by culturing iPS cells under biochemical conditions as it happens inside human body
- Blood to be created out of universal O- blood type, that can be injected into all patients.
Exams Perspective:
- Artificial Red Blood Cells
- RBC
- Thalassaemia
- Blood Grouping