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French scientists discover a new blood type found in only one woman alive today (economictimes.indiatimes.com)
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[–] JackLSauce@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago

O-Damn blood type

[–] catty@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

This blood type is called 'Gwada negative'

That's pretty dumb, considering all the others are sensible 1-2 letters.

[–] 9tr6gyp3@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago (2 children)

There are about 47 known blood types, and they are not all just 1-2 letters.

[–] catty@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

wow til

[–] SheeEttin@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

48. But the ABO and Rh systems are still the main categories.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_type

[–] gatorgato@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago

This is a honeypot trap to catch vampires.

[–] NarrativeBear@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

This new blood type is a mix of red blood cells and microplastics. /s

[–] vivalapivo@lemmy.today 1 points 4 days ago

Mhmm... should be tasty