(The Sun) – Artificial blood that can be used by anyone regardless of their blood type and will increase the survival rate of patients has been created by scientists . Japanese researchers from the National Defense Medical College have revealed the blood which they created in a lab. The team boast it can be transfused into patients regardless of their blood. Scientists boasted their tests on rabbits have been successful, and it is hoped to be used on humans.
It is also hoped medics will be able to use the artificial blood to help seriously injured people, and it will increase survival rates. Doctors will now no longer have to worry about limits on the amount of blood available from donors. Scientists claim their artificial blood can also be stored for a year at normal temperatures. Blood can normally be kept for only 20 days at chilled temperatures before it spoils. READ MORE
