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"Japanese researchers said they have developed artificial blood that can be transfused into patients regardless of their blood type and can vastly improve the chances for survival of seriously injured people."
Also wanted to point out this is sounds like the reasons vampires came out from hiding in the show True Blood.
Full story here: http://www.asahi.com/sp/ajw/articles/AJ201909290001.html
Thanks @HugeEverGrowingPulsatingBrainThatRulesFromTheCenterOfUltraworld!
For the other link
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/artificial-blood-better-real-thing-20376298
LW1981
Dibs not being the first human to try it.
ArkhamVLovecraft
Dude this is the shit from daybreakers
Damnenginelight
Vampire Knight did it first with tablets.
TwoPumpTrump
No wonder Keanu Reeves be poppin' lately.
SoftFur
Sookie!
MelfsAcidArrow
So, the Japanese invented True Blood too...
Boomzsplat
So they made 0 negative blood? Cool.
Volimar
METDeath
Just wait until you find out you're allergic to it.
buballakov
Proto-Blood
Vanadium235
I don't like this. It lowers the market value of my blood.
BringbackthePlague
MrStealYourGiF
" 'Ere, what's it like on weetabix then?" :- Spike, probably.
Iloveanonymityandilovebeingnoticed
“I like to crumble the weetabix in the blood. Gives it a bit o’ texture.”
redtails2649
Is it good with vodka?
Chaoslost
Nope.
The5lacker
So, you know... Just O- blood. Everyone can already take that. Source: I'm O- and the Red Cross WOULD NOT STOP CALLING ME for years.
BklynPunisher
O- is a universal donor but can only receive O- So the artificial blood would be ok for any blood type to receive, no testing needed.
The5lacker
Yeah. Literally just like O- blood. Anyone CAN take it, no testing required.
patricksbarnard
so just o-
AndreB86
It also can be stored for much longer at room temperature and doesnt require to be shaken up every few days
JimStansel
It's CERTAINLY not poisoned vampire bait, if thats what you're thinking.. NOTHING like that...
Sarpedan
BEWARE THE OLD BLOOD!
edwbuGameCat
Shades of 'The Tomorrow File. Robert Ludlums sci-fi disasterpiece.
edwbuGameCat
Sorry Lawrence Sanders. I always got these two hacks mixed up
HorsefaceBeeguy
So we use this for our homeage to the blood God???
Caesar56
Blood for the Blood God! Skulls for the Skull Throne!
ninjaguineapig
If you can't make your own blood sacrifice, store bought is fine
BklynPunisher
Bartender, I’ll have a Bloody Mary.
skwotingdog
So this is prelude to vampires coming out
elrick43
Didnt you watch Interview with a Vampire? they've been 'out' for years
chickenoodlesoup
As long as they look like this, no arguments here!
FartVentriloquist
How do vampires get boners if their hearts don't beat?
XVUltima
Vampires have complete control over their bodies. They can even flash freeze things they touch by rapidly sucking blood out of their limbs.
troyandabedpostoniiiiimgur
Magic, duh.
MaelinStarpyre
True-blood. 4.95$ a bottle at your local vampire friendly bar.
gr33narrow
Didn't hemlock grove have something like this too?
ShaneEngland
Iirc they were just cloning the blood?
gr33narrow
hmm, maybe so. It's been a long time since I watched. A guilty pleasure like chilling adventures of sabrina lol
ShaneEngland
Same and I didn't really like the moms story line
ChildOfThanatos13
Messier38
Woah. Source?
ChildOfThanatos13
i believe it is from True Blood. The blood from the eyes gives it away. Vamps in the show cry blood instead of tears.
DocSmock
Pretty sure it's from an episode of True Blood. There's an STD in it that makes vampires hemorrhage & rot over time.
xizar
"Hep. V"
Xeddius
This is not the case though, as this vampire was crying (they cry blood).
RawfishFood
But how does it taste compared to the real thing?
aletheianalex
Asking the important questions
Baelnorn
Vin ordinaire at best. Weak, no nose, no body, hardly any bouquet at all.
TheGuilty
keykilla
Like the difference between processed meat product and actual meat
aleister94
the flavor and aroma of fear can not be replicated
AdultPersistentAngst
Real question
Iloveanonymityandilovebeingnoticed
“It’ll keep you alive, but it’ll bore you to death.”
ProzacPhilosopher
It's the diet tab of blood... so not good
SpikeWolfwood
It helps if you pop it in the microwave for like 20-30 seconds.
Chaoslost
Stale and flat. Like coke that's been left out on the counter for a while.
Captainpoopypants
As long as I can suck it straight out of the puss idgaf.
BklynPunisher
Earned your red wings huh?
Captainpoopypants
SpikeWolfwood
IHateTumblr
Pardon me?
VogonSupermodel
You're pardoned
CharmingPrism
Sweet! now I have a better chance of not dying from blood loss. O- is a kinda rare bloodtype.
TheOnlyHopeForMeIsYou
maybe if you weren't sO negative, it wouldn't be a problem.
CharmingPrism
I really don't like it when people think that all my problems will go away if I just B+
Sensino
So basically type O blood?
Deomitrius
While O- is generally considered a universal donor, some rare conditions require a transfusion to be free of a specific set of antigens ->
Deomitrius
this can make finding a matched donor difficult or nearly impossible. Manufactured blood would in theory be truly universal or ->
Deomitrius
at least made to order for such specific needs. (source: I do blood typing and screening for a major blood bank)
Sensino
Thank you for this knowledge! :D
Sensino
Can a human naturally have blood that is free from any type? Not even O-type? (Same with the +/- type too?)
Deomitrius
The types that you commonly see (A,B,AB, and O) represent the presence or absence of "A" and "B" antigens with O having neither. ->
BaconAndEggsy
❗❗❌Vampires hate this one little trick❌❗❗
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HereForAWhile
How did you do the red font?
OmegaKamidake
Emojis, probably ❗❌?⭕‼️
BaconAndEggsy
Yep! I'm on mobile ♂️
Chaoslost
What are you talking about? I love it! I dont have to chase people now.
pleasedownvotemycomments
HA GOT YA BITCH
LessThanCrazyMaskSalesman
I mean, since they have this stuff now, is there any real reason to hunt Vampires anymore?
SophieClockwise
Chaoslost
Nope. Absolutely not. Hunting is 100% not necessary. >.>
ElynaerDeiros
You know how we have people who swear by "all natural food" imagine that but in vamps
elrick43
It's like why us werewolves love the invention of packaged meat, gotta love the convenience
Chaoslost
ehhh... heh. Werewolf, huh? So. I'll tell you what. I'll stay over here, you stay over there and we can just... be cool. Yeah? Yeah.
elrick43
Works for me, really I don't even care about ancient blood rivalries, but whatever makes you comfortable
Chaoslost
Not being torn asunder for being an abomination to nature is a good start to comfort. I got lucky last time I met one of you guys...
DrRad
So, 6 of 10 rabbits survived with it. That’s the whole story. No human trial. Nothing. Wait and see, my friends. Wait and see.
SarcasticComment
This is why I love "retweet this so it doesn't disappear" memes. A lot of stuff that is promising in the lab fails further testing.
SarcasticComment
Bullets kill cancer cells in the lab, but something tells me they will fail during human trials.
MetaUnstable
That's actually quite impressive. The first blood transfusions had a lower ratio.. until we figured out that rhesus factor thing.
SaintCody
according to the bottle, this was 7 years ago. So being that i haven't heard anything else about it, im willing to bet it failed.
WyrmsWorks
...which is the same survival rate expected from transfusions of real blood. That seems really promising!
The605
What? Have seen a lot of this, have had blood a few times and was never told I was at a 40% chance of death.
The605
I assume this means that most people getting blood are close to death. I assume the rabbits were not nearly killed first, so not super
The605
Promising
valen00
"a ratio comparable to that among rabbits treated with real blood, according to the team." for a little added context there
Colopty
Every ratio can be considered comparable to the real blood ratio though. The question is if that comparison is positive or negative.
icyanddicey
Comparable means similar in this context.
purgethefilthyheretics
No u
Nedji
Poor bunnies. :(
Jusmar
We could be testing it on prisoners instead
ExaDeuce
Chinese government account spotted
bobon123
Bunnies are very tasty though
Alyssandre
Orrrr Yay 6 bunnies! They probably felt all good after receiving some extra blood
MrPilot
Because of the implications!
27yoUGLYvirgin
Can someone explain to me why we can't synthesize blood in the 21st century? Why is it so difficult?
PowwerOrb13
Because organics, and specifically living tissues, are really fucking hard to make without starting with living tissue.
PowwerOrb13
Since we can't create life, we need to figure out how to replicate the same effect, or bypass certain parts of the production process.
Davincimode
same reason why we can't explain why you are a virgin...
27yoUGLYvirgin
12? Or 13? How old are you?
Davincimode
doesn't matter, while I may be ugly, I'm not a virgin...
CaptainMiffles
Because that is essentially the same as creating nanobots. i'm talking 4,500,000 per milliliter of blood. This "artificial" blood is just 1/
CaptainMiffles
2/ real blood made outside a human using stem cells in a lab and packaged in microscopic sacs to make it last longer. Very cool but not huge
erikna
Blood is made of proteins in a sack called a blood cell. We are unable to grow real blood cells because that requires imitation bone marrow
27yoUGLYvirgin
Thanks
Lightslinger42
Yes. Also blood has lots of other bits that are essential to life like platelets, white cells, etc. And it's a delicate balance.
erikna
Which is hard af to make. So reserchers have tried modifying the proteins so they can be independent of the sack
erikna
Which means they need to be stale in blood and not get fucked by the immune system. This is hard but seems like what these bois have done.