Artificial Blood from Stemcell Factory

Abstract

Biotechnology: Donor blood which supplies raw material for blood preserve is always in scarcity. Scottish researchers n ow want first of all to produce greater quantities of human blood substitute with the help of gene technology. Blood substitute becomes more and more necessary because the demand is huge. According to the statement of German Red Cross 15000 blood donors of 0.5 litre of blood substitute per day for the time being are required in order to supply to clinics in this country. In peak time nearly in holiday months the donor blood in spite of safety reserves temporarily become so scarce that without fail necessary operations are not delayed.