Doctor claims he produced "lab blood"

A daily reported on Saturday that geneticist Miodrag Stojkovic made "a sensational scientific discovery" by producing "lab blood". Belgrade's Vecernje Novosti said that this could represent a huge step forward in the treatment of many illnesses, including leukemia. Doctor claims he produced "lab blood" Leskovac-based Stojkovic, who spent much of his career in the United Kingdom, said that he experimented with embryo stem cells, to have them produce blood cells. "The separation of blood stem cells from the human embryo makes it possible to produce an unlimited quantity of blood," he was quoted as saying. Embryo stem cells can be used to produce 220 different types of human cells, Stojkovic added, and pointed out that that he had assistance from his colleagues based in Newcastle, UK, when he managed to make stem cells produce blood cells.

Doctor claims he produced "lab blood"

Leskovac-based Stojković, who spent much of his career in the United Kingdom, said that he experimented with embryo stem cells, to have them produce blood cells.

"The separation of blood stem cells from the human embryo makes it possible to produce an unlimited quantity of blood," he was quoted as saying.

Embryo stem cells can be used to produce 220 different types of human cells, Stojković added, and pointed out that that he had assistance from his colleagues based in Newcastle, UK, when he managed to make stem cells produce blood cells.