An advance toward blood transfusions that require no typing
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 - 22:30
in Health & Medicine
Scientists are reporting an "important step" toward development of a universal blood product that would eliminate the need to "type" blood to match donor and recipient before transfusions. The "immunocamouflage" technique hides blood cells from antibodies that could trigger a potentially fatal immune reaction that occurs when blood types do not match.