Many countries lack blood donors. The quest to create an artificial, lab-made blood type that could make up for supply shortages is extremely difficult. But there are some technologies that offer hope ...

Bacterial enzymes may help increase the supply of universal blood. There is an outsize demand for type O blood, specifically because it includes red blood cells that can be transfused into anyone ...

Scientists have transfused lab-made red blood cells into a human volunteer in a world-first trial that experts say has major potential for people with hard-to-match blood types or conditions such as ...

Frederick McKinley Jones, invented a container making it possible to store blood for battlefield use. An African American, Dr. Charles Drew of Howard University, discovered the process for preserving ...