O really? Scientists change blood type of kidney to speed up transplants

The breakthrough could be particularly helpful for ethnic minority patients struggling to find a match

15 August 2022 - 20:44 By Dong Lyu

British scientists have managed to change the blood type in three donor kidneys in a discovery that could potentially speed up transplants for patients with less common blood types, such as ethnic minorities. ..

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