Got “golden” blood? Fewer than 50 people on Earth do. Their veins carry Rh-null, an ultra-rare blood type experts say could help save countless lives. Now scientists are racing to grow it in a lab — a breakthrough that could transform blood transfusions around the world. Researchers want to increase the supply of Rh-null blood … Read more
It could be the longest wait they’ll ever know. Over 11,000 liver transplants were performed last year in the US, while thousands more patients remained in limbo. Others dropped off the waitlist because they got too sick — and an estimated 2,000 died waiting. Now, a UK-based biotech company aims to make liver transplants — … Read more
Land ho! You’ve heard of fresh-caught salmon and even farm-raised — but what about lab-grown? San Francisco cellular agriculture company Wildtype is the latest company to get FDA approval for its lab-grown salmon Only three other companies have gotten the stamp of approval to sell cultivated salmon so far. The company made waves in the … Read more
Federal health officials have reversed the decision to fire a few dozen scientists at the Food and Drug Administration’s food-safety labs, and say they are conducting a review to determine if other critical posts were cut. A spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the rehirings and said that several employees would … Read more
They’re on a roll. The Israeli seafood startup Forsea Foods has unveiled a prototype of cell-cultivated freshwater eel — a first of its kind — with plans to introduce it commercially as early as next year. The company believes that sourcing eel from a lab could prevent the wild eel population from becoming extinct. Eel, … Read more