Scientists Turn Skin Into Blood 229
Breakthru writes "In an important breakthrough, scientists at McMaster University have discovered how to make human blood from adult human skin. The discovery, published in the prestigious science journal Nature today, could mean that in the foreseeable future people needing blood for surgery, cancer treatment or treatment of other blood conditions like anemia will be able to have blood created from a patch of their own skin to provide transfusions. Clinical trials could begin as soon as 2012."
Sunlight? (Score:5, Funny)
So not only will it clot, it can tan?
Just one minor complication. (Score:4, Funny)
That whole "walking around with no skin" situation could be a bit of a problem.
Re:Just one minor complication. (Score:5, Funny)
That whole "walking around with no skin" situation could be a bit of a problem.
So you think walking around with no blood is preferable?
Re:How much skin to make a pint of blood? (Score:4, Funny)
Just needs some reverse engineering.
Soylent Red is made of PEOPLE (Score:5, Funny)
A true breakthrough (Score:3, Funny)
Really? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Another Nail... (Score:5, Funny)
Then you should probably shower more often.
Re:Another Nail... (Score:3, Funny)
Next you're going to tell me masturbation should be illegal.
Yep, that's probably next on the agenda. Especially if it's for commercial or research purposes.
Re:Another Nail... (Score:4, Funny)
[Giggedy]
Re:Another Nail... (Score:4, Funny)
This isn't news (Score:3, Funny)
I was able to turn quite a lot of skin into quite a lot of blood, with nothing more complicated than a length of aerial cable and a Peugeot Boxer van. Feed aerial cable down through the roof, slide hand between headlining and door frame to retrieve cable, and voila! Lots of blood and no skin on the back of your hand!
Re:This should make vampires happy! (Score:3, Funny)
Incoming down-mods! You just brought Bristol Palin into this!