Mntsnow
03-15-2004, 8:17 AM
The biggest risk in getting a blood transfusion these days is not AIDS or hepatitis or any other serious infection. It's getting the wrong blood type. And a mistake can be fatal.
Chiron, one of the world's biggest biotechnology companies, is joining forces with a small Massachusetts company called ZymeQuest to eliminate that risk.
The companies are working on technology that uses enzymes to convert all blood to type O, the universal donor blood that can be used safely in almost all recipients.
If successful, the effort could change the way blood banks around the world do business, by Read more (http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/2004/03/15/business/8190120.htm)
Chiron, one of the world's biggest biotechnology companies, is joining forces with a small Massachusetts company called ZymeQuest to eliminate that risk.
The companies are working on technology that uses enzymes to convert all blood to type O, the universal donor blood that can be used safely in almost all recipients.
If successful, the effort could change the way blood banks around the world do business, by Read more (http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/2004/03/15/business/8190120.htm)