A new initiative at San Diego Blood Bank uses genetic analysis on a grand scale to better match donors and recipients. Called “Precision Blood,” the program has already processed more than 30,000 ...

Blood may seem like it’s all the same, just a red liquid. But if you look at a drop of your own blood under a microscope, you would see objects floating in it that look like balls and doughnuts. If ...

Most people don’t spare a thought for their blood type unless they’re in need of a transfusion — but could yours hold secrets to your health? There are four main blood types: A, B, AB and O.

Blood transfusions save lives. In the US alone, people receive around 10 million units each year. But blood banks are always short in supply—especially when it comes to the “universal donor” type O.

Medical emergencies strike without warning. Whether it’s a car accident, severe allergic reaction, or unexpected surgery, having family and friends who know your blood type can significantly impact ...

Across life on Earth, blood comes in blue, green, purple, even clear. But why? And what makes your blood different from mine? This is the strange world of blood—what it does, why it varies, and why we ...

A clinical trial is underway now, and it centers on lab-grown blood that is injected into two people in the United Kingdom, with its research looking into how it would be accepted by the body and its ...

Our genetic characteristics can range from our eye color to, in the case of men, being born with a recessive allele which means we get to keep our hair for much longer than those without it. Genetics ...