Human red blood cells have been developed for the first time from embryonic stem cells by Brtish scientists working on a project to manufacture synthetic blood on an industrial scale.
The aim of the 3million project is to develop an alternative source of O-negative blood, the universal donor group that can be transfused into the vast majority of the population without fear of rejection.
The project, funded by the Wellcome Trust, has used more than a hundred spare IVF embryos from …