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I was expecting this to happen after the first news broke of the "findings" a while ago.... Can we ethically ask if it does work?

• burkaman 9y ago
  Yes, test animals first, and then find volunteers who are willing to be tested without being paid. Blood transfusion has less ethical issues than something like an organ transplant, since there's no permanent effects on the donor.
  • yellowapple 9y ago
    I'm pretty confident that donors won't touch this with a ten foot pole unless they're paid. The only reason why I'm willing to part with my supposedly-precious O- blood is because I'm reasonably confident that the blood will be going to people who actually need it. Otherwise-healthy old people using my blood as some kind of sick fountain of youth completely throws that dynamic out of the window. That's my blood, and I will be paid for both the blood itself and the time out of my day, and I will be paid very handsomely, or the old rich people will be out of luck. This is especially true during clinical trials.