Scientists Get Closer to Being Able to Make Universal Donor Blood

An enzyme discovered in the human gut can remove antigens from A, B, and AB blood to make it into universal donor blood, a new study showed.
Scientists Get Closer to Being Able to Make Universal Donor Blood
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Scientists at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and Lund University have gotten one step closer to cracking the code to making universal donor blood after discovering enzymes that can remove specific sugars comprising the A and B antigens in A, B, and AB blood types when the enzymes are mixed with red blood cells.

The study, published in Nature Microbiology on April 29, also offers insight into each blood type’s unique structures.
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