


It reads like a bad science fiction novel: A small Illinois biotech company cuts a deal with UCSD. The university agrees to test a substitute for human blood on comatose patients -- victims of gunshots and car crashes -- without the patients' consent.
Read more...WASHINGTON Facing surgery? You could receive blood that's been stored for a week, or three weeks, or nearly six and there's growing concern that people who get the older blood might not fare as well. It's a question with big implications for the nation's already tight blood supply.
Read more...WASHINGTON -- Facing surgery? You could receive blood that's been stored for a week, or three weeks, or nearly six - and there's growing concern that people who get the older blood might not fare as well.
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