Blood Type Conversion

An international research team has determined a way to end blood shortages. Their research, which is being led by Danish scientist Henrik Clausen, has focused on converting A, B, and AB blood types into type O blood. Type O blood is universal because it does not contain certain antigens which trigger fatal immune responses. The researchers are using a bacterial enzyme found in fungi to act as "biological scissors" in order to remove the fatal antigens in A, B, and AB blood types.

The results of this research are tremendous. With this blood conversion technology doctors, nurses, and emergency response teams would no longer be concerned with matching blood type. If all of the blood from donors was converted, patients with serious trauma could be treated right away rather than waiting to match blood type. This would have an amazing impact on saving people's lives.

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