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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.

  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: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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