Artificial blood will be on plants

Once talked about these things in science fiction. People whose bones are printed on the printer, and the blood is made in a factory. But now it is almost a reality. The developers of 3D-printers to learn to type individual bodies , and now scientists are ready to produce any number of artificial blood.

Professor Mark Turner (Marc Turner) said that his group led to the production of blood cells in group I of pluripotent stem cells (iPS), ie, stem cells derived from human organs.

"While similar research conducted around the world, but the first time we were able to make the blood of suitable quality and appropriate safety standards for the implementation of the human body», - сказал Professor.

Appropriate tests on patients will be held in late 2016 or early 2017. Most likely, they will be attended by patients suffering from thalassemia, blood formation disorder requiring regular transfusions.

If all goes well, then the health care will be a new source of blood for transfusion. In many third-world countries still have a problem with a sufficient amount of blood. But even if no such problem, an artificial blood will be cheaper and better donor, without harmful impurities, so that by the new technology will benefit all.

Source: habrahabr.ru/post/219717/