cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/15069736

Bacterial enzyme strips away blood types to create universal donor blood

“Researchers at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and Lund University, Sweden, have used enzymes produced by a common gut bacteria to remove the A and B antigens from red blood cells, bringing them one step closer to creating universal donor blood.”

  • glimse@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    I don’t feel like they were expecting this to change a lot right now - it’s a stepping stone

    bringing them one step closer to creating universal donor blood."