Twenty-five of the 37 regional blood centers run by the national Red Cross had less than one day's supply of Type O blood-- the " universal donor " type-- a week after the organization issued the emergency appeal, Fredrick said.
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What's more, her blood is such a rare type that she can't receive a transfusion even from Terry, who happens to be a universal donor, or someone with type O negative, which can be used in an emergency with little risk of reaction.
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The plot of " The Universal Donor " moves at breakneck velocity and is as skilled a piece of storytelling as Nova has yet pulled off in the nine novels he has written to date . ( Among the earlier ones are " The Geek,"
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Therapeutic cloning could also help in the development of universal donor cells, said Dr . Roger Pedersen, director of the Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, who said he moved to England after three decades at the University of California, San Francisco, because of the greater scope for stem cell research.
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A compilation soundtrack, produced by Paddy Moloney of Ireland's foremost folk band, the Chieftains, and including performances by Sinead O'Connor, Elvis Costello, Vince Gill and Mary Black, underscores the role of Irish music as a kind of universal donor, spawning Appalachian bluegrass, American folk and other forms of popular music.
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With regard to transfusions of packed red blood cells, individuals with type O Rh D negative blood are often called universal donors, and those with type AB Rh D positive blood are called universal recipients; however, these terms are only generally true with respect to possible reactions of the recipient's anti-A and anti-B antibodies to transfused red blood cells, and also possible sensitization to Rh D antigens.
