Now one blood group fits everyone

If you try to keep aware of the latest discoveries in the field of medicine, you will probably be surprised to find out that now one blood group fits everyone. Scientists have recently discovered a way of converting one blood group into another. Now, O blood group can be used as a source for all the other blood types.

It is a well-known fact that a person who receives a wrong blood group will have serious problems with the immune system or even die. That is why the discovery of O blood group is crucial to medicine. The scientists will conduct test trials of the new blood converting A, B and AB blood groups into O group that is meant to be used in hospitals.

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