Embryo-Like 'Blood Factories' Could One Day Supplement Donations

Embryo-Like 'Blood Factories' Could One Day Supplement Donations

Clusters of cells grown in the lab have been encouraged to produce human blood stem cells in a discovery that could one day supplement donations to people with blood disorders like leukemia and lymphoma. The University of Cambridge-led team behind the innovative process calls these tiny blood factories 'hematoids', which were shown to differentiate into both red and white blood cells just like umbilical cord stem cells. Made from donated human s…

Cambridge research makes human blood in the lab using stem cells

Blood disorders like leukemia or stem cell transplants are set to get easier with technology developed at Cambridge University that uses hematopoietic stem cells to make blood cells inside the laboratory. Representative stock image depicting red blood cellsResearchers at Cambridge University have created three-dimensional (3D) embryo-like structures that can produce blood stem cells. Also known as hematopoietic stem cells, these cells can develo…