" This allowed larger scale production before the cells were "differentiated into mature red blood cells.
Researchers have created a method that allows them to manufacture red blood cells in a more efficient way.
Frayne went on to state that there was a global need for an alternative red cell product, and that cultured red blood cells possessed advantages over donor blood, "such as reduced risk of infectious disease transmission.
"The first therapeutic use of a cultured red cell product is likely to be for patients with rare blood groups because suitable conventional red blood cell donations can be difficult to source," Anstee added, before going on to state that the intention was not to replace blood donation but rather "provide specialist treatment for specific patient groups.
The university said that the new technique meant that premature red cells could be "cultured indefinitely.
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