29 The Vampire Renaissance Bloodsuckers Reclaim The City Streets
Perhaps it’s time I recalibrate my perspective, but there’s an undeniable oddity in perceiving blood—the very essence that courses through our veins—as a commodity subject to the whims of supply and demand. It’s remarkable, indeed, that medical science has evolved to allow for its donation, transforming a part of ourselves into a life-saving gift.
Yet, amidst this progress, one can’t help but ponder: In an era where synthetic creation is nearly second nature, why haven’t we devised a method to synthesize blood? As we stand at the frontier of innovation, capable of conjuring an array of substances from the ether, the absence of lab-produced blood, ready to be dispatched to hospitals in dire need, presents a curious conundrum in our scientific narrative..