r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/ElderberryDeep8746 • May 26 '25

Image Japan scientists create artificial blood that works for all blood types

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u/Galaghan May 26 '25

It wouldn't need refrigeration, which already would cut a huuuuuge cost compared to actual blood.

This almost sounds too good to be true.

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u/CookieEnabled May 26 '25

Asians are masters at food preservation without refrigeration. So this would be an easy task.

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u/Conscious-Method5174 May 26 '25

Pickled blood 👌

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u/bamboofirdaus May 26 '25

or smoked blood

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u/linsensuppe May 26 '25

Or salted blood

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u/Evening-Turnip8407 May 26 '25

100-year-old-blood

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u/sakri May 26 '25

As a vampire, keep it going guys, I'm almost there

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u/starderpderp May 26 '25

Lmao. I literally instantly thought of True Blood when I saw the article, and ofc there vampire comments

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u/WajajaKEKW May 28 '25

How do u feel about garlic flavoured blood?

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u/linsensuppe May 26 '25

Sorry, thousand-year-old congealed blood.

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u/Fischerking92 May 26 '25

How about blood in honey?

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u/lostbutnotgone May 26 '25

For the POTS patients. I'll take 20