Synthetic Blood Ain't Just For Vampires Anymore

As life continues to imitate art, British scientists have created a synthetic blood much like the blood used to liberate vampires in HBO's True Blood. "A major research project is to be announced this week that will culminate in three years with the first transfusions into human volunteers of "synthetic" blood made from the stem cells of spare IVF embryos. It could help to save the lives of anyone from victims of traffic accidents to soldiers on a battlefield by revolutionising the vital blood transfusion services, which have to rely on a network of human donors to provide a constant supply of fresh blood."