Increasing the shelf life of stored blood Subject: Science and Technology Context: Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine (DBT- ­in- Stem), an autonomous institute of the Department of Biotechnology, has developed a novel blood bag technology to enhance the quality and shelf life of stored blood by 25%. Content: Millions of blood units are discarded due to decline in quality during storage. Stored blood has a finite shelf life. Typically, stored cells produce various extracellular components known as damage­associated molecular patterns (DAMPs), which damage the blood cells during storage. The […]