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9h 44min, may 16, 1939 y - Invention of Blood Plasma

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Early In the war, liquid blood plasma brought many Marines or soldiers back from near death. During the war, scientists sought after and eventually developed a better substitute for blood, serum albumin. Finally, in 1945, whole blood, rich in red blood cells that carry oxygen, was available in medical facilities near the battlefield. [2]

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9h 44min, may 16, 1939 y
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~ 87 years ago

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