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    Lab-grown stem cells could replace blood donations

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    Timothy J. Seppala
    Timothy J. Seppala
    05.19.2017

    Stem cells are kind of wild and can be used to create just about anything. Now, scientists have successfully created blood in a lab using the wundermaterial. As New Scientist points out, this could mean that certain cancer patients wouldn't have to undergo painful bone-marrow transplants in the future. And, that finding donors for such could no longer be an issue.