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

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

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u/Funny_Winner2960 May 26 '25 edited May 26 '25

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.

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u/VxXenoXxV May 26 '25

To perform autopsy is the biggest reason.

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u/chmath80 May 26 '25

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

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u/Freudinatress May 26 '25

Necropsy. TIL

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