In their write-up for the Allen Institute, Rachel Tompa shines light on an innovative immune profiling technology called Cryoscape that will aid researchers, clinicians, and patients in crossing a significant roadblock in testing: blood preservation. Blood often begins to degrade or change when it has been taken out of the body, posing a headache for many underserved communities. Tompa’s piece addresses present day blood preservation issues as well as diving deeper into this new blood stabilization technique.
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