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Algorem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-08-09 02:35 PM
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firm making human blood-making machine for battlefield
Video: Cleveland firm making human blood

WKYC.com • June 8, 2009

http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/article/20090608/UPDATES01/90608004

CLEVELAND — A small Cleveland company may be on the verge of a huge medical breakthrough — artificial human blood...

"We think we can grow fresh blood faster that what the human body would naturally grow fresh blood," says Donald Brown, CEO. He is referring to a project in which Arteriocyte has developed a machine that produces actual human blood.

The technique is known as blood pharming and relies upon the creation of an artificial an artificial replacement for human bone marrow...

The military has awarded Arteriocyte a contract to continue the research and development of the artificial blood-making machine for battlefield use. It estimates 20 lives per week could be saved if fresh blood were available in battle conditions...
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Skink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-08-09 02:36 PM
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1. War what is it good for.
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-08-09 02:58 PM
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2. Soylent Red is PEOPLE! It's made from PEOPLE! n/t
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bananas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-09-09 04:38 AM
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3. Vampires won't have to feed on humans anymore!
With sunglasses, sunscreen, and artificial blood, vampires can live like the rest of us!
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joshcryer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-17-09 06:00 AM
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7. Tru Blood!!!
OMG!
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Orsino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-09-09 04:44 PM
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4. Any chace we could bring our troops home...
...and send these machines over instead?
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TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-10-09 09:14 AM
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5. This could have lots and lots of positive non-military uses
Many groups have been trying to perfect this technology. This could be a positive to come out of the negative situation of war....
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DireStrike Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-16-09 10:08 PM
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6. Isn't this a series on HBO?
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joshcryer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-17-09 06:01 AM
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8. Doh, you beat me to it. :P
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