Inventions come in all shapes, sizes, styles, and from most any industry. This year the Show-Me State delivered several new things in science and tech – and also for commercial use.
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Researchers at the University of Missouri developed a method to change blood types to the universal type O. Type O blood, whether positive or negative, can be donated for any blood type. This project has figured out that there are gut enzymes that can remove A and B antigens from the blood cell’s surface. So, type A, B and AB can be changed to the universal type O. The Mizzou team has come up with 3D printing technique that allows for the process to be achieved without the gut enzymes. There will come a time when all blood can be treated as universal, and there will be fewer blood shortages.
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