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Researchers have engineered blood clots that form in seconds, are 13 times stronger than natural clots, and could save lives by stopping severe bleeding almost instantly. The breakthrough clots also speed up healing and reduce inflammation.
Scientists just turned ordinary red blood cells into super-powered clot formers that stop severe bleeding almost instantly. Treated rats formed clots in 5 seconds instead of 265, opening a path to save millions of lives lost to blood loss each year.
