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Scientists Turn Skin Into Blood

Posted by samzenpus on from the horror-movie dept.

Breakthru writes "In an important breakthrough, scientists at McMaster University have discovered how to make human blood from adult human skin. The discovery, published in the prestigious science journal Nature today, could mean that in the foreseeable future people needing blood for surgery, cancer treatment or treatment of other blood conditions like anemia will be able to have blood created from a patch of their own skin to provide transfusions. Clinical trials could begin as soon as 2012."

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  1. Sunlight? by camperdave · · Score: 5, Funny

    In an important breakthrough, scientists at McMaster University have discovered how to make human blood from adult human skin.

    So not only will it clot, it can tan?

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  2. Just one minor complication. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    That whole "walking around with no skin" situation could be a bit of a problem.

    1. Re:Just one minor complication. by 93+Escort+Wagon · · Score: 5, Funny

      That whole "walking around with no skin" situation could be a bit of a problem.

      So you think walking around with no blood is preferable?

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  3. Re:How much skin to make a pint of blood? by RobVB · · Score: 3, Funny

    Just needs some reverse engineering.

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  4. Soylent Red is made of PEOPLE by amanicdroid · · Score: 5, Funny

    So they'll be able to grind up people and use them for blood transfusions, right?

  5. A true breakthrough by JackpotMonkey · · Score: 3, Funny

    Now if we can just get the Crips to turn into bloods we may actually have something useful.

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  6. Really? by cprocjr · · Score: 4, Funny

    Cut off a patch of skin. Yeah, that'll stop the bleeding!

  7. Re:Another Nail... by twidarkling · · Score: 4, Funny

    Then you should probably shower more often.

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  8. Re:Another Nail... by wisty · · Score: 2, Funny

    Next you're going to tell me masturbation should be illegal.

    Yep, that's probably next on the agenda. Especially if it's for commercial or research purposes.

  9. Re:Another Nail... by L4t3r4lu5 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm fairly sure a lot of the /. readership would like to participate in the creation of ESCs.

    [Giggedy]

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  10. Re:Another Nail... by tom17 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Never mind can it help... Will It Blend?

  11. This isn't news by Gordonjcp · · Score: 2, Funny

    I was able to turn quite a lot of skin into quite a lot of blood, with nothing more complicated than a length of aerial cable and a Peugeot Boxer van. Feed aerial cable down through the roof, slide hand between headlining and door frame to retrieve cable, and voila! Lots of blood and no skin on the back of your hand!

  12. Re:This should make vampires happy! by GameboyRMH · · Score: 2, Funny

    Incoming down-mods! You just brought Bristol Palin into this!

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