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Here is a CNN article about James Harrison, a guy in Australia, who started donating blood when he was 14 (after he had an operation and required blod transfusions).
He has aged out of being acceptable for donating blood at 81. He is considered the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) Australian blood donor with 1,100 donations.
It was found out he had an antibody that could be used (in pregnant mothers) to prevent Rh factor based immune attacks on developing fetuses which can result in death or brain damage of the resulting babies.
It would be nice to have such a positive impact on the world.
he says:
I hope someone tries to make some human monoclonal antibodies from him, which would perpetuate the production of the antibody. Making mouse monoclonals requires removing the spleen. I'm not clear on the details of how human monoclonals are made, perhaps they can use peripheral blood and leave the spleen alone.
He has aged out of being acceptable for donating blood at 81. He is considered the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) Australian blood donor with 1,100 donations.
It was found out he had an antibody that could be used (in pregnant mothers) to prevent Rh factor based immune attacks on developing fetuses which can result in death or brain damage of the resulting babies.
It would be nice to have such a positive impact on the world.
he says:
I hope someone tries to make some human monoclonal antibodies from him, which would perpetuate the production of the antibody. Making mouse monoclonals requires removing the spleen. I'm not clear on the details of how human monoclonals are made, perhaps they can use peripheral blood and leave the spleen alone.
