‘In the Blood’ traces how a lifesaving product almost didn’t make it
The book explores the tumultuous history of a blood-clotting invention
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Scientists have been working for years on products to help stanch blood loss (red blood cells shown). One such invention, called QuikClot, speeds up the clotting process by drawing water from blood.
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