Your blood type is determined by the presence or absence of specific antigens (proteins and sugars)—which act as ...

Researchers are still trying to figure out why there are so many, but these different blood types can have deadly downsides. The surface of our red blood cells have proteins, called antigens ...

Lymphocytes are white blood cells that help the body fight infection ... In this article, we look at different types of lymphocytes, what healthy levels in the blood are, and what happens if ...

Require immediate backup! Narrator: Your blood has different cells with different jobs. Some cells do repairs if you get a cut. Red blood cells deliver oxygen and take away rubbish. And your white ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have identified genetic adaptations in blood stem cells of frequent blood donors that ... Future research aims to investigate how different types of genetic ...

Lobate shapes can also be found in a completely different type of cell—those on the surfaces of plant leaves. There, their role is to withstand turgor pressure, i.e. the fluid pressure required ...

Healthy red blood cells are puffy with a dimpled middle. “It’s just a really cool shape,” says Velia Fowler, a cell biologist at The Scripps Research Institute in San Diego. For decades, researchers ...

A similar jigsaw puzzle-like shape can be seen in a completely different type of cell: on the surface of plant leaves. In plants, this pattern helps cells withstand internal fluid pressure ...