18 days ago · Australia
Lab-grown blood offering hope for family with ultra-rare grouping
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. ABC Australia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Australia. The first report grouped here was at 28 Sept 2026, 19:38 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Lab-grown blood offering hope for family with ultra-rare grouping”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Joe Fa'agase is one of only 14 people in Australia with the blood type Jk null. Now, new Australian research aims to create lab-grown blood at scale for use in such patients.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by ABC Australia
This family's blood is so rare units are kept on ice for emergencies
- New development reported by ABC Australia
Lab-grown blood offering hope for family with ultra-rare grouping
Reported by 1 outlet
- ABC