BBCNEWS BBC News June 4, 2024 17:22:00
Blood grown in a laboratory has been given to people, in a world—first clinical trial. research teams from bristol, cambridge, london and nhs blood & transplant are testing tiny quantities, equivalent to a couple of spoonfuls, to see how it reacts inside the body. as our health correspondent catherine burns reports, researchers used stem cells from donated blood. 5,000 people do this every day in england, but for patients with rare blood types there might only be one or two people who can donate to them. researchers hope to change that. we are really excited because this is the first time we...