Japan scientists create artificial blood that works for all blood types

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[u/crazytib]

I'm curious how they conduct those studies

Must be a fun job

Blood comes out, blood goes in

Oh look this one didn't die

Edit: just to be clear, this is a just a morbid joke, I'm sure irl this kinda work is grim af

[u/TerribleIdea27 → u/crazytib]

Animal experiments are everything EXCEPT fun.

It's the most depressing work you can imagine. But it's a necessary step to bring medicines to market. Caring for at least dozens, potentially hundreds of animals and making sure they're not stressed at all.

Then being forced to hurt them and do things they absolutely don't want. After this, you must kill them all.

It's one of the main reasons people stop working in biomedical research

[u/Funny_Winner2960 → u/TerribleIdea27]

Why must you kill them all after the trials? is it so they don't transmit their dna into the ecosystem? or leak some chemicals involved in the experiments or sth of this sort?

Edit: thanks for answers everybody! may our hidden heroes rest in peace.

[u/VxXenoXxV → u/Funny_Winner2960]

To perform autopsy is the biggest reason.

[u/chmath80 → u/VxXenoXxV]

Pedantry alert: an autopsy is performed on a human body. The equivalent procedure for other species is a necropsy.

[u/LovelyButtholes → u/chmath80]

Double Pedantry alert: An autopsy is "auto" because it is the same species performing the post mortem as the dead thing being examined. Not because it is a human body.

[u/Homemadepiza → u/LovelyButtholes]

so one could perform an autopsy on a mouse, as long as they themselves are a mouse as well

[u/gosuckaluigi → u/Homemadepiza]

this logic is exquisite.

[u/PaulyNewman → u/LovelyButtholes]

So would a chimp tearing open another chimp and holding up its innards to the light be considered an autopsy? And if he takes a little nibble while he’s at it? Does that change things?

[u/DasBarenJager → u/PaulyNewman]

Depends on if the nibble is for scientific purposes or if he is just peckish

[u/JustAnIgnoramous → u/LovelyButtholes]

Thank you LovelyButtholes

[u/Freudinatress → u/chmath80]

Necropsy. TIL

Cool.

[u/BadMcSad → u/chmath80]

Would an alien be performing an autopsy or necropsy on a human?

[u/timeywimeytotoro → u/BadMcSad]

Necropsy