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Prolific blood donor who saved 2.4 million babies dies at 88
(www.nbcnews.com)
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Researchers have been working on using his blood and that of some others to create a synthetic source but aren't there yet. Even when/if they create the lab-grown antibodies, they will have to be tested for safety before you can start injecting them into pregnant women. Remember thalidomide? (Well probably not, but we know the story of how badly that went.)