Scientists identify a new blood type, "Gwada negative," adding the 48th blood group system to human biology. (CREDIT: CC BY-SA 4.0) A routine medical test turned extraordinary for a woman from the ...

There are rare blood types beyond the eight most common ones, and researchers have discovered one more that brings the total count to 49. Blood type A(B) is caused by a four gene mutations and was ...

A decades-long search to identify a mysterious blood antigen has led researchers to a hidden genetic difference found in a ...

A blood type found in just three people is shaking up what we thought we knew about human biology. Called B(A), it doesn’t quite fit into the usual ABO system and hints that more hidden variations ...

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A routine medical test turned extraordinary for a woman from the Caribbean when doctors found something completely new in her blood. Nearly 15 years ago, while preparing for surgery in Paris, doctors ...