Flosdorf, Mudd, and a way to handle blood

On December 21, 1933, biochemists Stuart Mudd and Earl Flosdorf tasted success for the first time in their efforts to prepare dried human blood serum. While it remained a novelty until the onset of World War II, the process saved countless lives during the war and the decades since. A.S.Ganesh helps you draw first blood on this subject with this small primer…