Two people in the U.K. are the first ever to receive transfusions of lab-grown red blood cells. The pair are healthy volunteers in the "Recovery and survival of stem cell originated red cells" ...

Researchers have performed the first transfusions of red blood cells grown in a lab as part of a U.K.-based clinical trial to test how long these cells can live. The team grew blood from stem cells ...

Healthcare advances mean that people are living longer lives than ever. But with this progress comes a need that is often hard to fill: enough blood donations, or, in the case of countries suffering ...

It’s not exactly Tru Blood, but scientists have created synthetic blood and are testing how the human body reacts. The lab-grown red blood cells are not intended for vampires, but rather for people ...

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Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Human blood donations will always provide the vast majority of our ...

Laboratory-grown red blood cells have been transfused into people in a world-first clinical trial. mRNA technology and a vaccine for cancer Blood donation rules: who can donate? In a development that ...

PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Biolog-id, a global service provider of connected healthcare solutions, and Nicholson Consulting Ltd, an innovative consulting and engineering company specialized in the blood ...

Scientists have transfused lab-made red blood cells into a human volunteer in a world-first trial that experts say has major potential for people with hard-to-match blood types or conditions such as ...

The need to first zero in on a blood group can delay blood transfusions in emergency situations, and this in turn can prove fatal. Thus, to speed up the process, a team of scientists has developed a ...

Recently, two patients in the United Kingdom received two small doses of lab-grown blood samples as part of the RESTORE trial. The RESTORE trial is a single-center, randomized, controlled, phase I ...