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Have you ever heard of donating blood? Medical workers on board collect blood from volunteers. The blood is then stored up and given to people who have lost a large amount of it due to accidents or diseases.
Blood is one of the most important substances (物质) supporting our lives. But for now, the only way we can get more of it is through donation. And donated blood has its own problems. First of all, certain blood types are extremely rare. Type O negative blood (O-), for example, only exists in 7 percent of people, according to Sunday Times. There are fewer donors and therefore there isn’t enough of this type of blood for everybody who needs it. In addition, donated blood comes from various people, which means that it has to be examined carefully for disease such as hepatitis (肝炎) and HIV to make sure that it’s safe for transfusion.
This is why scientists all over the world have been trying to make blood in labs. And now, someone finally succeeded—Marc Turner at the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service has produced blood fit for transfusion, reported Forbes.
Unlike many other scientists, who have tried to make blood substitutes by mixing up different ingredients together, Turner chose to grow blood directly from human stem cells (干细胞). He developed a special technique to create a chemical environment similar to that in our bone marrow (骨髓). This environment encourages stem cells to develop fully into red blood cell.
According to Turner, his version of artificial blood is unlikely to contain disease viruses or produce side effects. And the best part is that what he managed to produce was type O- blood. Not only is it a rare blood type, it’s also a universal type, which means it can be transfused into any patient.
The new blood is scheduled for human tests in 2016. However, Turner stressed that the new study should not be taken as a signal for people to stop donating blood because it could be another 20 years before the artificial blood can be manufactured on a large scale. “It is one thing to bake a cake and another thing to bake a cake 100 times the size,” said Turner. “It’s not just a matter of putting in 100 times the ingredients.”
32.According to the text, a potential danger of blood transfusion is that_____.
A. it is impossible to store up large amounts of blood
B. blood transfusion may lead to some terrible infections
C. it is very hard to find matches for certain blood types
D. blood transfusion often leads to serious side effects
33.The study Marc Turner did is different from those of many other scientists in that _____.
A. he grew artificial blood using human stem cells
B. he was able to discover the special function of type O- blood
C. he produced the first artificial blood in the world
D. he used special ingredients to produce artificial blood cells
34.We can know from the text that__________.
A. people with type O- blood can receive blood transfusion from anyone
B. the practice of blood transfusion will end in 20 years
C. the new blood produced by Turner has been experimented on human beings
D. the artificial blood produced by Turner will be a safe and universal type
35. Which of the following words best describes Turner’s attitude towards the application of his artificial blood?
A. Pessimistic. B. Doubtful. C. Cautious. D. Uninterested.
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BADC
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