There will be blood

Image caption: The candidate blood substitute ErythroMer, shown before freeze drying, could one day be deployed in emergency medical situations. Image credit: Matt Roth. Article by Andrew Zaleski. Science – July 3, 2024.

In 19th century New York City, Theodore Gaillard Thomas enjoyed an unusual level of fame for a gynecologist. The reason, oddly enough, was milk. Between 1873 and 1880, the daring idea of transfusing milk into the body as a substitute for blood was being tested across the United States. Thomas was the most outspoken advocate of the practice. At the time, severe bleeding was often a death sentence. […]

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