When a pregnant woman had her blood sampled back in 1972, doctors discovered it was mysteriously missing a surface molecule found on all other known red blood cells at the time. After 50 years, this ...

Most people know about blood group ABO, with its positives and negatives, but they aren’t the only types. Now, scientists from the University of Bristol and NHS Blood & Transplant have discovered a ...

There are numerous critical reasons scientists group blood types the way they do today, but the main reason is to allow for safe blood transfusions. As we all know, hospitals require most patients to ...

The ABO typing is a diverse blood grouping system that consist of blood types A, B, and O. The blood type A has A-antigen on the red cells, B blood type has B-antigen and blood type O has no antigen A ...

Dr. Karl Landsteiner won the Nobel prize in 1930 for developing the ABO blood group system. The ABO system is the best known method of classifying blood types. It’s important to know your blood type ...

Thank you for writing in. Regarding your question, there is no cause for alarm. It is indeed perfectly normal and possible for parents who both are blood group A, like in your case, to give birth to a ...

Adam Taylor is affiliated with the Anatomical Society. You are probably aware of the two main blood group systems: the AB system and the rhesus system. Under the AB system, there are four main blood ...

When a pregnant woman had her blood sampled back in 1972, doctors discovered it was mysteriously missing a surface molecule found on all other known red blood cells at the time. After 50 years, this ...

A pregnant woman's blood sample taken in 1972 was mysteriously missing a surface molecule found on all other known red blood cells at the time. More than 50 years later, that strange absence finally ...