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On the Lighter Side => That CAN'T be true! => Topic started by: shockwavemikey65 on 14/07/2009 02:35:03

Title: blood and technology!
Post by: shockwavemikey65 on 14/07/2009 02:35:03

just wondering is it possible to synthesise a white blood cell? to cure hiv/aids? not stem cell research to mush controversy? maybe a way to syncronize picobots to repair damaged organs or even help fight infections and virus' or even to store immunities? [O8)] [:0]

Title: blood and technology!
Post by: Chemistry4me on 14/07/2009 02:40:09

There is additional longer range research on true artificial red and white blood cells which could theoretically compose a blood substitute with higher fidelity to human blood.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_substitutes#Towards_artificial_blood

Title: blood and technology!
Post by: tangoblue on 28/07/2009 16:38:35

I have no idea but it's a quite interesting idea.