Researchers produce blood in lab from stem cells

Tuesday, August 19, 2008 - 15:28 in Biology & Nature

The discovery marks a technical advance but has a long way to go before it can be considered an alternative to donor blood. Scientists said today that they have devised a way to grow large quantities of blood in the lab using human embryonic stem cells, potentially making blood drives a relic of the past.

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