Telegraph.co.uk | Temple establishes public cord blood donation program Temple University News It is named in honor of 5-year-old Mason Shaffer, whose life was saved by a public cord blood donation after being diagnosed as an infant with malignant infantile osteopetrosis, a life-threatening blood disorder. “Thanks to publicly donated cord blood ... First volunteers to receive blood cultured from stem cells in 2016 Artificial blood made by UK Scientist set for first human trial by 2016 Lab-grown cells tested in patients |