Growing platelets on silk to keep blood supplies flowing

EU-funded researchers are using silk-based bone marrow “factories” to grow platelets in the lab, helping to lower our dependence on limited donor blood supplies. By Hannah Docter-Loeb Every day, hospitals rely on platelet transfusions to stop bleeding, support cancer treatment…

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