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Scots close to medicine’s Holy Grail – a true blood substitute
Scots close to medicine’s Holy Grail – a true blood substitute
31 March 2010
An artificial substitute for human blood – the Holy Grail for A&E departments and battlefield surgeons – could soon be a reality, thanks to the pioneering work of Scottish laboratories.
Scientists are reporting that a three-year, multi-million pound Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service project is on course to reach its ambitious target of creating a limitless, long lasting, virus-free artificial blood supply.
Biotech firms and universities in England, France, Japan and the US are also in the race for what scientists refer to as artificial 2red gold"..
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