Step aside A, B, and O—there’s a new player in town. Scientists in France have just reported the discovery of a novel, rare blood type, only recorded in a single person to date.

Scientists from the French Blood Establishment (EFS) has successfully identified the ultra-rare 48 th blood type group, known ...

Now, scientists say the woman is the only known carrier of a new blood type called “Gwada negative.” It’s the only blood type within a new blood group system that scientists have dubbed “PigZ,” which ...

Learn what determines your blood type and why it's important. Understand blood type compatibility, donation guidelines, and the need for safe transfusions.

These are called antigens. Each person has a specific combination of antigens on the surfaces of their blood cells, and that combination determines their blood type.

Scoring system could improve access for hard-to-match candidates due to height and blood type.

Now, there’s promising news from researchers at Thomas Jefferson University. They’ve discovered that combining two other ...

The Rh factors raise possible blood-type combinations to 288, raise an innocent man’s chances of proving non-paternity from one in three to 50-50. *A mysterious blood element involved in the ...

In fact, humans theoretically contain millions of different blood types, as there are more than 600 antigens that have been identified on human blood cells. Any combination of those antigens could ...

Learn what determines your blood type and why it's important. Understand blood type compatibility, donation guidelines, and the need for safe transfusions.