“Researchers at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and Lund University, Sweden, have used enzymes produced by a common gut bacteria to remove the A and B antigens from red blood cells, bringing them one step closer to creating universal donor blood.”

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    7 months ago

    So, is it truly universal; making the blood like O-? Or does the blood still have the Rhesus factor if it is from an rh+ donor? I would want to know this as a person who can only receive O-.

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      7 months ago

      The part where they say it removes A and B bringing them “one step” closer seems to imply other steps still needed, I’m guessing that’s a reference to rh.