More than 99.9% of people carry an antigen called AnWj on their red blood cells, and for decades the handful who lacked it were a puzzle that no reference laboratory could close. Scientists at NHS ...

Scientists are working to grow the rarest blood type in the world in a lab, an effort that could have huge ramifications for medicine. The blood type in question, Rh null, is found in just 50 people ...

The Brigham Young University Medical Laboratory Science Association offered students the opportunity to learn their blood type in a few short minutes. A student association member helps a student ...

Share on Pinterest Could lab-grown blood fill an important gap in blood availability? Image credit: Frank Molter/picture alliance via Getty Images. Blood plays a vital role in the health of the body, ...

Researchers have performed the first transfusions of red blood cells grown in a lab as part of a U.K.-based clinical trial to test how long these cells can live. The team grew blood from stem cells ...

PEPPER PIKE, Ohio -- Orange High School student scientists recently had the opportunity to learn firsthand how blood-typing labs operate and to discover their own blood types. Under the direction of ...

In an emergency, knowing your blood type could save your life. While this may sound dramatic, it’s true, especially if you have a rare blood type such as AB-negative. If you’ve never given blood or ...