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Stem cells could allow "blood farms," company says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Embryonic stem cells can be used to grow vats of red blood cells, which could lead to the creation of "farms" that could provide limitless sources of blood, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/scienceNews?a=hzem0k"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/scienceNews?i=hzem0k" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?a=2ZR6jK"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?i=2ZR6jK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?a=ScWaOk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?i=ScWaOk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?a=gtKlYk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?i=gtKlYk" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/scienceNews/~4/369252051" height="1" width="1"/>