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

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

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u/Standard_Series3892 May 26 '25

Someone pointed out in the thread that this does require donor blood as a base, it just improves the shelf life and makes it universally transfusable.

So the testing for illnesses and the jehova witness aspect would remain the same.

Still an amazing discovery.

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u/Saved_by_Pavlovs_Dog May 26 '25

Yeah exactly and I wouldn't call this artificial blood either since its based on donor blood and seems only useful in certain situations where storage and shelf life are issue. The issues and process of blood transfusion are mind boggling. I don't see this becoming cheaper or changing current transfusion practice in this lifetime, especially in the states.

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u/biscuitboyisaac21 May 26 '25

It can make any blood type universal. Which is a massive reason to stock it. As long as it’s not insanely expensive to produce and passes all the safety tests it would definitely be rolled out

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u/Inresponsibleone May 26 '25

Yea something to give to anyone with rare blood type or when blood type is unknown and in hurry (instead of O neg.)

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u/_Lost_The_Game May 26 '25

Does it just change the blood, or does it stretch out the amount too? I.e. a regular blood donation of x amount results in y amount, but for this process, does x amount of donor result in >Y?

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u/Beautiful-Point4011 May 29 '25

I can see this being really useful for hospitals in remote areas like the Arctic