A study by an international research collaborative reports a stunning blood modification method that not only protects red blood cells for perfusion-based transplant organ cryostorage, but could make blood types cross-compatible and eventually enable blood transfusions between species. The breakthrough is reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and if the study’s claims are borne out, this development could make a resounding impact in the clinic.
Silicon exoskeletons for blood cells: Engineered blood cells successfully transfused between species
