Another Try at Artificial Blood

kpogoda writes "There are some Swedish scientists that have successfully produced a powdered form of blood that can be used to treat patients. Although it is not ready for transfusions yet it is a major breakthrough in a much needed arena."

Re:Hmmm

[Valdrax]

The point is that it can be safely kept in storage for much longer at room temperature (which is a huge boon for developing countries) and doesn't require type-matching (which is a minor speedup for emergency care). Furthermore, it can apparently eventually be made from non-human sources. This is, in every way, cool.

Re:Jehovah's Witnesses

[Henry Salt]

Speaking as a Jehovah's Witness, we believe that the Bible prohibits the taking of any blood - animal or human. Since the Bible is God's inspired instruction to us, that prohibition is straight from the top. In our view, a whole blood transfusion clearly counts.

See this article at watchtower.org for the full scoop [watchtower.org] on our beliefs.