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Blood cannot be manufactured because it is a complex living tissue made of living cells and specialized proteins that cannot yet be artificially recreated.
Scientists have made significant medical advances, but there is still no complete artificial substitute for human blood.
Blood contains:
These work together in ways that cannot currently be reproduced in laboratories.
Because blood cannot be manufactured, every patient depends on generous voluntary donors.
• There is no complete artificial blood substitute.
• Every blood transfusion depends on human donors.
• Voluntary donation remains the only reliable source.
Every unit of blood used in hospitals has first been donated by another person.
Since blood cannot be made in a factory, every donor becomes part of a lifesaving chain. Your donation truly is irreplaceable.