A woman who was one of the first in the world to be given red blood cells that were grown in a lab has said 'there is nothing to fear'
The cells were labelled with a tracer element so they could be tracked in Yvonne's body.Scientists running the trial at NHS Blood and Transplant believe that lab-grown blood cells will survive for longer after a transfusion because they are 'younger' than those taken from a donor, which are of different ages.NHS weight loss jab already having supply issues
Cedric Ghevaert, professor in transfusion medicine at the University of Cambridge and one of the study leaders, said:"This clinical trial is ground-breaking because it is the first time we are producing red cells in the laboratory in such a way we can compare how they behave after transfusion compared to standard donated red cells.
"We are immensely grateful to our trial participants. Without them, this clinical trial would never see the light of day."
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