First red blood cells grown in the lab

sea-maid submitted, created time 3 months 15 hours (www.newscientist.com)

Blood donations may one day be a thing of the past thanks to the creation of the first functional red blood cells grown in the lab. The cells were grown from human embryonic stem cells (ESCs).

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Teen Blood Donors at More Risk

jerry submitted, created time 5 months 3 weeks (www.time.com)

Complications from donating blood are rare but happen more often in teens than in older donors, including dizziness, fainting and falls...

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