Breakthrough in Lab-Grown Blood Could Mean Uk No Longer Needs to Rely on Human Donations – ryan

UK Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser Says Unlimited Blood Supplies COULD BE GROWN FROM CELLS AND END SURGERY AND ACCIDENT DEATHS LINKED TO SHORTAGES

11:23, 25 APR 2025Updated 13:37, 25 Apr 2025

Blood Stocks at nhsbt headquarters in bristol
Creation of synthetic Blood Could Mean an End to NHS Shortages(Image: Sins)

Lab-Grown Blood Could Mean Britain No Longer Needs to Relay On Donations and Could End Shortages.

The Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser Has Said Unlimited Blood Gown from Could Could Be Stored in Huge Factories Around the Country. Dame Angela McClean Has Relessed A Report Showing Areas of Engineering Biology Where Britain is Pioneering New Technologies, Including Creating Compaticible Blood.

Professor McClean Said: “The promise is here an an unlimited supply of Blood, so that we were no Longer have to relete on Blood Donations, which of Course Are A Wonderful Act on the Part of the Donors but will come with ther Own Problems.”

Stocks at NHS Blood and Transplant's Headquuarters in Bristol
Stocks at NHS Blood and Transplant’s Headquuarters in Bristol(Image: Sins)

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The Announcement, Reported in the TelegraphCOMES AFTER RED BLOOD CELLS GROWN IN A LAB FROM CELLS WERE TRANSFER TO A WORLD-FIRST CLINICAL TRIAL IN 2022 LED BY NHS BLOOD AND NHSBT) and the University of Bristol. Results of the Trial Are Due Next YEAR but if SuccessFul the Government Report Suggests Vast AMOUNTS COULD BE MADE AND STORED IN FACTORIES SO NO NEEDS TO DIE TO LACK OF COMPATIBLE BLOOD ACCIDENTS OR SURGERY.

MIRROR 'GIVE A PINT SAVE A LIFE' LOGO
The Mirror Has Been Campaigning to Help End Shortages of Lifesaving Blood

Dame Angela Said Unlimited Blood Supply was “The Next Thing to Look Forward to”, Adding: “At the moment All Blood That’s Used AFTER ACCIDENTS AND DURING SURGERY IS FROM DONATIONS AND IT WAUDED BE MUCH BETTER IF WE HAD OTHER SOURCES, BECAUSE SOMESTE WE RUUNEST IS VERY, SOMESTEMESS IS VER. DIFFICULT, IT’S DIFFICULT TO STORE, DIFFICULT TO DISTRIBUTE.

“We had Quite a Big Consortium of People Working in Bristol and They Exploring the Postsillation of Banking Unlimited Supplies of Red Blood Cells. They will by transforming stem or genetically reprogramming donated precursor Blood Cells.”

Blood Supplies ARRIVING AT THE BRISTOL CENTER FROM KIND-HARTED DONORS
Blood Supplies ARRIVING AT THE BRISTOL CENTER FROM KIND-HARTED DONORS(Image: Sins)

Stem cells are a special type of cells that are ale able to make more calls like themselves as well as become other cells that will diffent things. It is also now posseible to take Developing Blood Cells from Donors, and Genetically reprogram say so that they keep growing and dividing forever.

NHSBT, WHICH IS Headquarered in Filton, Bristol, Is Running the Restore Trial which has seen participants get two transfusions Four months apart, one of the standard donated Red Cells and One of Lab-Grown Red Cells. Researchers are also also looking ino creation “universal” synthetic BLOD CELLS WHICH COULD BE Used for All Blood Types.

MIRROR MARRIER MARTIN BAGOT IS SHOWN EXTRACTED PLASMA AT THE NHS BLOOD PLANT IN BRISTOL
Mirror Martin Bagot Being Shown Samples at the NHS Blood Processing Plant in Bristol(Image: Sins)

Lord Patrick Valanca, The Science Minister, Said: “This is a Timely Report. Engineering biology is a technology with potential enormous, and it is already delivering innovations from healthcare to clean energy.”

The breakthrough in synthetic Blood Could Transform the Lives of People Living with Agoning Sickle Cell Disease. It is the Fastest Growing Genetic Condition in the UK Where Red Blood Cells Are Sickle Shaped Rather than Circular. This Leads to Agonyl Blockages That Damage Organs and Can Lead to Blindness or A Fatal Stroke.

A Nursse Supervising a Blood Transfusion
The Lab Breakthrough Could Have Major Implications for Transfusions(Image: Adam Gerrard / Daily Mirror)

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These Sickle Crises ‘Crises’ are so Painful that more sevelery affected patients can be prescribed morphine – more typically gioven ending of life care – just get to the day.

Sickle Cell Disease Mainly Afflicts People With Afro-Caribbean Heritage and Survive They Need to Undergo Regular Blood Transfusions Out Faulty Blood Cells.

Nick Anglin, who has sickle Cell Disease, spoke to the Mirror while recipe.
Nick Anglin, who has sickle Cell Disease, spoke to the Mirror while recipe.(Image: Adam Gerrard / Daily Mirror)

The Mirror has Reported on Shortages of Ethnically Matched Blood Donors As Part of Our Give a Pint, Save a Life Campiaign. In England Alone there are Around 15,000 People Living With Sickle Cell Disease With 250 New Cases a Year.

NHS Data Shows there were 32,000 Hospital Admisions in England in 202324 for Sickle Cell Disorders and 14,000 Were Admisions for Sickle Cell Anaemia Crises.

NHSBT stressing that it will be years before lab-grown can be used outside of trials. It will be first use as a “Delivery Agent” for Medicines. If Shown to be Effective Its Next USE COULD BE Growing Enough Well-Matched Blood for People with Rare and Complex Blood, Such as People Cell Disease Complications.

Health Leaders Say the Vast Majority of Patients Will Continue to Relax on the Generationity of Blood Donors for the Foreseable Future. To book an appointment to donate visits www.blood.co.ukuse the giveblood app or call 0300 123 23 23.