<![CDATA[Limitless Lab-Grown Blood Is ‘Tantalizingly Close’ After 20 Years]]>
Limitless Lab-Grown Blood Is ‘Tantalizingly Close’ After 20 Years
“For 20 years, scientists have been trying to find a way to beat the odds. Now, two studies published in Nature suggest they may be “tantalizingly close” to being able to make a limitless supply of blood stem cells, using the patient’s own healthy tissues.
“This step opens up an opportunity to take cells from patients with genetic blood disorders, use gene editing to correct their genetic defect and make functional blood cells,” without depending on donors, saysDr. Ryohichi Sugimura at Boston Children’s Hospital, who authored one of the studieswith Daley…”
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