“Only about 3% of the cells underwent enucleation, a key feature of mature mammalian red blood cells. Future studies will focus on improving the generation of functional red blood cells and understanding differences among cell lines.”

Shingo Hatoya · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-20

Professor Hatoya noted that only about 3% of the generated cells underwent enucleation, indicating they are not yet fully mature red blood cells.