Artificial Blood

[Schwarz]

The firm Terumo from Japan claims that artifical blood with artificial red blood cells that it developed won`t carry any bacterias or viruses.
Clinical tests on humanoids will start next year and might fix the worldwide blood shortage.
Read the more in depth report here
(You need to register to read more.)
http://www.nni.nikkei.co.jp/AC/TNKS/Nni20060203D03HH998.htm

Here`s the English version of the Terumo website
http://www.terumo.co.jp/English/index.html

- Schwarz

[BlackStar]

In 1990 or so, the thought was to use fluorocarbons as the basis for artificial blood. Remember the movie "The Abysis" and the high pressure suit where the diver had to breath the liquid? Same idea.

[Schwarz]

Yah a little different but its mostly the same thing.

[Null]

Clinical tests on humanoids will start next year

humanoid - hu·man·oid

ADJECTIVE: Having human characteristics or form.

NOUN: 1. A being having human form: “humanoids from some far-flung planet” (Robert Brustein). 2. See android


android - an·droid

ADJECTIVE: Possessing human features.

NOUN: An automaton that is created from biological materials and resembles a human. Also called humanoid.


Now just where'd they get a humanoid from? :shock: