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Donut Sugar Could Help Stored Blood Last

05.12.2020 - By Scientific AmericanPlay

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Dehydrated blood that could be kept at room temperature for years may be possible thanks to a sugar used to preserve donuts—and made by tardigrades and brine shrimp so they can dry out and spring back with water.

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