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Hybrids And RH Negative Blood

In biology, a hybrid is the offspring resulting from combining of two organisms of different breeds, varieties, or species through reproduction. Species are reproductively isolated by strong barriers to hybridization, which include genetic and morphological differences, differing times of fertility, mating behaviors, and physiological rejection of the developing embryo.

Hybrid humans existed in prehistory. For example, Neanderthals and Modern humans, or Cro magnon, interbred during the Late Pleistocene, or Ice Age. The most obvious indicator of hybridization in humanity is the mystery surrounding Rh negative blood type, which is neither a good thing or a bad thing, but an immune response, a natural biological barrier where the body of an Rh negative mother may try to reject her own unborn baby if it is Rh positive, which could result in death, if it were not for modern medical intervention.

In Japan, blood types are considered an important indicator of a person’s personality, and people often ask each other what their blood type is before dating, the same way that in the West people ask each other what astrological sign they are. More from anthropologist and author Robert Sepehr.

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Making Blood Type Universal

Accessing the right blood type in a medical emergency can be a matter of life or death. Today, blood types are categorized as A, B, AB and O, each with their own antibodies and antigens. Choosing the wrong type during a transfusion could mean trouble. But physiologist Patrick Kelly says there is hope on the horizon. Using a century of research and medical advancements in recent years, Kelly says scientists are developing a method to advance blood transfusion accessory even more to transform all donated blood to universal donor type. Here’s more from Seeker.

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