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Artificial Blood Made In Romania

Posted by timothy on from the high-demand-in-local-market dept.

First time accepted submitter calinduca writes "Artificial blood that could one day be used in humans without side effects has been created by scientists in Romania. The blood contains water and salts along with a protein known as hemerythrin which is extracted from sea worms. Researchers from Babe-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, hope it could help end blood supply shortages and prevent infections through donations." Wikipedia's entry on hemerythrin explains its unusual oxygen binding mechanism.

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  1. Makes sense by Bohnanza · · Score: 5, Funny

    Transylvania is in Romania

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    Sorry, I'm only a 1336 h4x0r.

    1. Re:Makes sense by marcello_dl · · Score: 3, Funny

      Indeed, quality control issues: solved.

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    2. Re:Makes sense by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Tablets and computers in the classroom is a Trasnsylvanian conspiracy to reduce the amount of wooden pencils in schools everywhere. Now this.

  2. 9 out of 10 vampires prefer real blood though by JoeyRox · · Score: 4, Funny

    But the fake stuff will do in a pinch.

    1. Re:9 out of 10 vampires prefer real blood though by JeanCroix · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yep. You think the anti-GM food hippies are bad, just wait til the anti-artificial blood vampires get their protests going...

  3. Re:not flaming by HornWumpus · · Score: 1, Funny

    I believe ether parent should be able to abort their children until the age of 18. They would call the school counselor and have the brat 'aborted'.

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    John McAfee 'It was like that time I hired that Bangkok prostitute; to do my taxes, while I fucked my accountant'
  4. Re:True Blood? by amicusNYCL · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yes, because the only thing stopping True Blood from becoming a reality was the lack of artificial blood.

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  5. Re:not flaming by ttucker · · Score: 3, Funny

    He's a Jehovah Witness. He stuck his head in a box and it came to him.

    I think you've confused them with Mormons, you soulless bastard.

    No, the Mormon guy had magical glasses, dickhead.