Medical professionals in China’s Jiangsu province have uncovered the genetic sequence behind a rare case of type P blood group – even rarer than the subtypes such as “dinosaur blood” or “panda blood.” ...

Share on Pinterest Scientists have found a link between a genetic variant linked to blood groups and obesity. Michelle Himes/Getty Images Researchers know that genetics play a role in obesity.

The discovery of the 48th recognized blood group, called "Gwada-negative", began when the woman's blood plasma reacted against every potential donor sample tested, including those from her own ...

The woman was preparing for surgery in a Paris hospital when doctors noticed something strange. Her blood didn’t match any known type. It wasn’t A, B, AB, or O. Nor did it fit any of the dozens of ...

Currently, a lot is known about which genes are responsible for our individual blood groups, however not much is understood about how and why the levels of the blood group molecules differ between one ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have identified genetic changes in blood stem cells from frequent blood donors that support the production of new, non-cancerous cells. Understanding the ...

In 2011, a woman from the French overseas region of Guadeloupe underwent routine tests before a surgery. Strikingly, doctors could not identify her blood group, which was so unique that they did not ...