In the very near future it will be possible to get the right amount of blood without attracting donors. This was stated by the Air Force Channel. The latest technology developed by scientists, will synthesize artificially red blood cells.

Blood service employees together with scientists from the University of Bristol successfully solved the problem of the scale of production.

The previous technique for obtaining red blood cells or platelets was based on the use of stem cells, which are not many. Therefore, artificially obtained blood is expensive. Scientists believe that it is more appropriate to use it for patients with rare groups. For example, one blood packet needed for transfusion contains about a trillion red blood cells, while one stem cell can reproduce only fifty thousand red blood cells.

Now the number of red blood cells can be significantly increased by using stem cells at one of the earliest stages of their development. It turns out that these cells can be reused. During the current year, scientists will test their development, and check the resulting artificial blood for safety. There is also work to launch a new technology into mass production..

medvesti. com.