Why Do We Have Blood Types?

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A, B, AB, O: What exactly do the different blood types mean and how are they inherited? When it comes to understanding blood types, Patrick’s got you covered.
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Being able to access the right type of blood in a medical emergency can be a matter of life or death. But what even is a blood type, and why are they so important?
We didn’t have a system of categorizing blood types until the early 1900s when Austrian doctor Karl Landsteiner came around and developed the organizational system-the well-known ABO blood groups you’ve probably heard of.
Dr Landsteiner traced transfusion complications back to two things: antigens and antibodies.
Antibodies are proteins produced by the immune system that can recognize, investigate, and if needed, destroy an antigen, which is anything that triggers an immune response.
Oftentimes, antigens are viral or bacterial invaders that can cause sickness or infections. Usually your immune system will recognize them and label them as something to attack with antibodies and get rid of in the future.
But other times these antigens are produced by our own bodies, called self-antigens, which our immune system will leave alone.
The entire ABO blood system is built upon these sugar-based self-antigens and corresponding antibodies, and the type of blood you have tells you which kind of antigens and antibodies we’re talking about.
Type A blood means you have A antigens on the outside of the red blood cells and B antibodies in the plasma. Type B blood reverses this, B antigens on the outside of the red blood cell with A antibodies floating around in plasma.
People with AB blood have both A and B antigens, but no antibodies in their plasma while those with type O blood have absolutely no antigens, but have both A and B antibodies.
Then we have that positive or negative symbol that comes after your ABO blood type. That symbol is based on something called the Rhesus Blood Group System, which was named after a monkey species.
Rhesus blood grouping is similar to the ABO system because it too has to do with the presence or absence of an antigen on the outside of the red blood cell - in this case the protein-based Rh antigen.
This is also important when it comes to blood transfusions as a body with Rh negative blood will reject Rh positive blood.
For the most part, everyone in the world has one of these blood types, but why is our blood like this?
Find out the answer and more in this Human.
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Why do people have different blood types?
www.scientificamerican.com/ar...
“For some blood types, evolution and environmental selective pressures are clearly important for their persistence. For example, the Duffy blood type includes a receptor that allows certain types of malarial parasites to enter the red cell.”
Facts About Blood and Blood Types
www.redcrossblood.org/donate-...
“Blood types are determined by the presence or absence of certain antigens - substances that can trigger an immune response if they are foreign to the body. Since some antigens can trigger a patient's immune system to attack the transfused blood, safe blood transfusions depend on careful blood typing and cross-matching.”
What Happens When You Get The Wrong Blood Type?
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“Being transfused with the wrong type of blood is incredibly rare, but it has occasionally happened. What does it feel like to have the wrong type of blood coursing through your veins? It feels like being doomed. Literally.”
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  • @Seeker
    @Seeker4 жыл бұрын

    Hey Seekers, thanks for watching! Want more on what makes blood...blood? Check out this video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/nGZhpKmNndjAmrg.html

  • @the_hanged_clown

    @the_hanged_clown

    4 жыл бұрын

    do animals have blood types also?

  • @Rocky_Anunnaki

    @Rocky_Anunnaki

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'm Rh negative. Please do a video on Rh negative blood.

  • @anupamchakrawarti1803

    @anupamchakrawarti1803

    4 жыл бұрын

    Does blood transfusion from young to old have any health benefits ?

  • @williamlindsey5737

    @williamlindsey5737

    4 жыл бұрын

    Do animals have different blood types?

  • @Rocky_Anunnaki

    @Rocky_Anunnaki

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@williamlindsey5737 we are animals

  • @xtieburn
    @xtieburn4 жыл бұрын

    Interesting thing I like to keep in mind is that these blood types as commonly shown are horribly simplified. There are actually dozens of antigens with ABO representing the most important, even the ABO system is a bit more complicated with sub categories of A types etc, but the Rhesus system is on another level containing dozens of independent antigens. The + or - you see is short hand for the status of Rh D in particular. and there is a whole lot more: Hh, K, MNS, etc. The effects of mismatches can vary a great deal depending on the antigen and population E.g. H deficiency is particularly prevalent in India, and potentially lethal if ignored. This is a very important part of why its so tricky to modify or produce blood ourselves. Also, you can test a great deal about why we have blood types. E.g. you have things like Malaria which gets a hold on A type but not so easily on O type. Given the scale of death caused by malaria, even a small shift in its ability to infect someone would be a major evolutionary pressure, and with the right knowledge about this that evolutionary pressure could be quantified. (Thats only one of a number of other ailments tied to blood type.)

  • @evanloo5316

    @evanloo5316

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lol I feel like you taught me more in 1 comment than that 7 min video

  • @Biglover29

    @Biglover29

    4 жыл бұрын

    Um..I think you should've been doing this video. 8^D I never knew blood was this complex, I suppose it should surprise me, the body is SO complex.

  • @deanc9453

    @deanc9453

    4 жыл бұрын

    +

  • @jeffwei

    @jeffwei

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yup, SciShow did an episode on this last year: kzread.info/dash/bejne/gXuZqqmYdMWplKg.html

  • @NoName-de1fn

    @NoName-de1fn

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Bob

  • @DogsBAwesome
    @DogsBAwesome4 жыл бұрын

    So the blood donation service will stop nagging me about donating my sweet O neg blood. Even though I book the next appointment for as soon as I'm allowed to donate.

  • @AbleBodied

    @AbleBodied

    4 жыл бұрын

    We are so few and between, of us. I know why they do what they do. I am stingy with mine. Thank you for donating. I am a nurse. They will exploit you if you let them.

  • @DogsBAwesome

    @DogsBAwesome

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@AbleBodied in the UK men are only allowed to donate every 12 weeks (16 for women) so that's when I donate. I'm on 73 donations and hoping to hit a 100 before I'm finished.

  • @reubenprasanth271

    @reubenprasanth271

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@DogsBAwesome you are very cool 🤩

  • @AbleBodied

    @AbleBodied

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@DogsBAwesome Thank you and God bless you, for your help. From Louisiana nurse.

  • @Shadow-bq6rf

    @Shadow-bq6rf

    4 жыл бұрын

    They want you to donate your blood but yet they’re not gonna donate it back if you need it. That’s for damn sure.

  • @uhohhotdog
    @uhohhotdog4 жыл бұрын

    My blood is perfect. You could even give it an A+

  • @Arrogan28

    @Arrogan28

    4 жыл бұрын

    BloodType O is best against Covid-19 apparently. So getting a big fat O is more attractive right now.

  • @uhohhotdog

    @uhohhotdog

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ravneet Singh Plaha sorry that’s a failing grade. My schools never even went below E. Getting an O+ is loser talk

  • @justnothing9145

    @justnothing9145

    3 жыл бұрын

    If the blood type becomes a grade Me who has AB : *Visible Confusion*

  • @selihter

    @selihter

    3 жыл бұрын

    Mine is awesome with 2 pluses 😁ab+

  • @emmanuelweinman9673

    @emmanuelweinman9673

    3 жыл бұрын

    I’m Ol-x

  • @abdelmalekdandashy8200
    @abdelmalekdandashy82003 жыл бұрын

    thanks guys. I was confused before seeing this video. but now, I'm way more confused.

  • @omararreola5449
    @omararreola54494 жыл бұрын

    I'm so happy how science is advancing and how our understanding is getting even more deep

  • @rzar4971

    @rzar4971

    Жыл бұрын

    My mom, her mom, my sister is B. My dad and his parents are A. I'm O. Do you think I'm adopted??

  • @makerhappy6718
    @makerhappy67184 жыл бұрын

    What you came for starts at 4:30

  • @the_hanged_clown

    @the_hanged_clown

    4 жыл бұрын

    keep up the good work mate!

  • @13gudadod

    @13gudadod

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank godness

  • @manasupadhyaya

    @manasupadhyaya

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks

  • @scentre9276

    @scentre9276

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!!

  • @gadielgonzalez2755

    @gadielgonzalez2755

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @theOrionsarms
    @theOrionsarms4 жыл бұрын

    Nothing about RH incompatibility between mothers and fetuses?maybe would be a entire episode only about that.

  • @jonathanjohnson2380
    @jonathanjohnson23804 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting and informative, thank you for providing historical background!

  • @bloodaid
    @bloodaid3 жыл бұрын

    I took a blood test and got A+ My parents are so proud of me.

  • @ikannunaplays
    @ikannunaplays3 жыл бұрын

    People always ask why I'm always happy at work, I tell them it's in my blood to just B+

  • @mediocreclementine7649
    @mediocreclementine76496 ай бұрын

    There are so so many more blood type systems to explore beyond ABO. Immunohematology is a field that is grossly misunderstood even within medicine. Blood bank guy here on youtube has some awesome videos on it!

  • @sirraulo9002
    @sirraulo90024 жыл бұрын

    Aww, the Punnet Square. Memories pours in again. So nostalgic.

  • @louf7178
    @louf71783 жыл бұрын

    Great topic!

  • @MichaelSmith-ij2ut
    @MichaelSmith-ij2ut4 жыл бұрын

    I give this video an A+

  • @syrupthesaiyanturtle

    @syrupthesaiyanturtle

    4 жыл бұрын

    Y'know, at first, I thought about giving ur joke a B. But I wanted to be neutral so n-O

  • @ShannonMcDowell71
    @ShannonMcDowell714 жыл бұрын

    I was surprised to see a different presenter but Mr. Kelly did a super job; I had forgotten a lot of my "blood knowledge," but he explained it clearly in this video, and I appreciate the overall topic of converting different blood types to universal Type O. Great work! :-D

  • @rajendrakhanvilkar9362
    @rajendrakhanvilkar93623 жыл бұрын

    Very informative

  • @Lycan3303
    @Lycan33034 жыл бұрын

    Where my O- brothers and sisters at ..

  • @katsumiskytower8714

    @katsumiskytower8714

    4 жыл бұрын

    O- ! =^.^=

  • @thelastwitcher5396

    @thelastwitcher5396

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lycan Thorpe. I feed on the flesh of 0-

  • @Lycan3303

    @Lycan3303

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@thelastwitcher5396 good source of protein

  • @pflernak

    @pflernak

    4 жыл бұрын

    O+ (I) *sulks away

  • @joszsz

    @joszsz

    4 жыл бұрын

    AB+ here... *sips cocktail*... Keep up the good work guys. For real though, those of you who devote yourselves to donate are big heroes ❤️

  • @TysonFMolemela
    @TysonFMolemela3 жыл бұрын

    Great video.. Thanks

  • @apren9569
    @apren95694 жыл бұрын

    And thus, the mutants were created .

  • @cahidijoyoraharjo7833

    @cahidijoyoraharjo7833

    4 жыл бұрын

    Beware of my optic blast, Magneto!

  • @wliaputs

    @wliaputs

    4 жыл бұрын

    I was just watching Days of the future past

  • @NoName-de1fn

    @NoName-de1fn

    4 жыл бұрын

    We're all technically mutants?

  • @CHRISTChrysalisInManhaim

    @CHRISTChrysalisInManhaim

    3 жыл бұрын

    Check this out Rh blood type in humans.. Mutant Gene, connected to rabbit genes..

  • @helmutzollner5496
    @helmutzollner54963 жыл бұрын

    Interesting. Thank you

  • @batfink274
    @batfink2742 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Patrick

  • @pratikjanghela5841
    @pratikjanghela58414 жыл бұрын

    You earned a subscriber

  • @johncaiwa
    @johncaiwa4 жыл бұрын

    Another video with something cool promised in the future that will be forgotten forever in a year.

  • @MetreaRafael
    @MetreaRafael4 жыл бұрын

    4:59 Zoinks! Shaggy looks like it has digital glasses.

  • @jacoblyman5359

    @jacoblyman5359

    4 жыл бұрын

    VR googles....

  • @corndoghead1
    @corndoghead14 жыл бұрын

    Genetic? My father have A my mother have B my sister AB and I have O It's really weird..

  • @zukodude487987

    @zukodude487987

    4 жыл бұрын

    One of your parents was cheating or you're adopted?

  • @ChiragMalik4

    @ChiragMalik4

    4 жыл бұрын

    Explain that atheist!

  • @anoxisify

    @anoxisify

    4 жыл бұрын

    Well, what blood type does your post man have? Just Kidding. Its not weird, its possible. What was only indirectly mentioned in the video is the recessivity of 0 type. If you get A and 0 from your parents you are blood type A. This follows to this A+0=A, A+A=A, B+0=B, B+B=B A+B=AB. Meaning your father received A and 0 from his parents, your mother B and 0. Because of 0's recessivity their blood types are called A and B But they still can pass the 0 on to the next generation (you and your sister) She received A from your Father and B from your mother You received 0 from both. I hope that understandable

  • @andreyrumming6842

    @andreyrumming6842

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ChiragMalik4 Very easy. Punnet square. Your dad is A singular, your mother is B singular. Meaning 25% chance of O, 25% chance of B, 25% chance of A, and 25% chance of AB

  • @ChiragMalik4

    @ChiragMalik4

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@andreyrumming6842 I was kidding man. I know it.

  • @spitalhelles3380
    @spitalhelles33804 жыл бұрын

    person with O- _I have never felt more useless in my life_

  • @thedukeoflegends1981

    @thedukeoflegends1981

    4 жыл бұрын

    LMAO.. right, they tryna make us irrelevant

  • @yeahkeen2905

    @yeahkeen2905

    4 жыл бұрын

    How are they useless, they are the universal donor and may be the most important blood type when it comes to blood transfusions? Edit: Yeah I get it now.

  • @thedukeoflegends1981

    @thedukeoflegends1981

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@yeahkeen2905 too late to save face 🙃

  • @woundedidiot429

    @woundedidiot429

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@yeahkeen2905 I didnt get it

  • @yeahkeen2905

    @yeahkeen2905

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@woundedidiot429 They talk about the ability to create type O blood from any type of blood in the video which would effectively make type O individuals "useless".

  • @edfuadmo9995
    @edfuadmo99954 жыл бұрын

    My blood didn’t need any turn because I’m universal donor (O-) I donate three times each 2 units which is (400ml/each donation) 😍😍😍

  • @dessiewatkins1006
    @dessiewatkins10063 жыл бұрын

    I can't help but ask if the presence of a specific antigen is indication of an acquisition/introduction into one's ancestral gene pool and the absence of the antigen being the opposite -or perhaps that there are interactive variables activated at conception which determine the ratios of inheritance of acquired/ 'grafted gene's. One other possibility is like albinism-where co dominant alleles cancel each other out in the expression of the genes. My mother was blood type O+ and father O-. I am confused because I was told by obgyn that I am blood type A-. I have suffered enough physical problems to know with certainty that these were from my dad's ancestry, and like-wise those which were inherited from my mom's lineage. So my question is how did I inherit type A- if neither parent is type A? If there is a viewer whose has specialized knowledge of blood and genetic inheritance, I ask you, could the mystery of recessive gene's be that these become the phenotype, when two co -dominant alleles silence each other (maybe the gene segment unravels to an ancestral marker that signals to replace the dna segment with that of a recessive codethat has been present in the genotype but masked by the dominant genes.

  • @fessit
    @fessit3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks. Nice to know the bloody truth!

  • @tallgom
    @tallgom4 жыл бұрын

    But will those enzymes effect the +/- part of the blood? Because as far as I understand it, O- is universal and can be used on anyone, but O+ is the most common and can only be used on people with O blood. Great video though, very interesting information.

  • @Destroyer9747

    @Destroyer9747

    4 жыл бұрын

    I think you meant to say AB+.

  • @tallgom

    @tallgom

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Destroyer9747 where did I mean to say that?

  • @tylerw8564

    @tylerw8564

    4 жыл бұрын

    The + and - are separate unto there own, + is dominant while - is recessive. The negative means they have no antigens present, which means anybody can use them because they have nothing that the phagocytes would want. While the + has antigens that will be seen as an intruder to anyone other than O+. I hope this clarified a little bit.

  • @tallgom

    @tallgom

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@tylerw8564 oh okay, that makes sense. Thank you for the information!!

  • @ArchFundy

    @ArchFundy

    4 жыл бұрын

    As O+ you can donate to anyone with RH+. So you can donate to A+, B+, AB+ and O+, but not to any RH- blood types.

  • @annaquesse2063
    @annaquesse20634 жыл бұрын

    The type of blood tells us which type of antigens and antibodies in our bodies. I like this video because it's way more recent and modern.

  • @marciofadel4709
    @marciofadel47093 жыл бұрын

    I wrong or you only develop the antibody after you are exposed to a different type of blood antigen? Like RH in Hemolytic disease of the newborn?

  • @lured8710
    @lured87104 жыл бұрын

    A cuestion very easy. .... ☆

  • @imsolugo5675
    @imsolugo56754 жыл бұрын

    I didn't know Illmango was a scientist. Makes sence.

  • @thesexydevil780

    @thesexydevil780

    4 жыл бұрын

    Is he really ilmango or are you making a joke about the accent?

  • @imsolugo5675

    @imsolugo5675

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@thesexydevil780 Just a Joke. But I would not be surprised.

  • @trappmaster19
    @trappmaster194 жыл бұрын

    @4:17

  • @czaryone
    @czaryone4 жыл бұрын

    We don't know how long ago it was. It could be as adaptation to different regions or circumstances like ice age, change diet from plants to meat etc.

  • @chedidkamal837
    @chedidkamal8374 жыл бұрын

    1:56 not really.. there is a fifth type that is very rare (considered a mutation) I think it was called H or HR type

  • @ronaldonmg

    @ronaldonmg

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think it's called bombay blood, or maybe RH-null (I don't know whether they are the same thing...)

  • @theronizerthesecond1858
    @theronizerthesecond18584 жыл бұрын

    How long did you watch it to see if it reverted like the elements do when created?

  • @heikg

    @heikg

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's almost as if you're trying to say something

  • @sebastianelytron8450
    @sebastianelytron84504 жыл бұрын

    I told the paramedics the wrong blood type for my ex Now she'll know what rejection feels like

  • @isiglz
    @isiglz3 жыл бұрын

    I’m O-, universal blood type, I can save the world but I can only save myself 😢 Not all hero’s wear capes #Onegative

  • @chemically00unstable

    @chemically00unstable

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm AB+, the universal receiver, the complete opposite lol

  • @derekl9442

    @derekl9442

    3 жыл бұрын

    what is one gative?.....loljk

  • @lourias

    @lourias

    3 жыл бұрын

    That is only for Red Blood cells. When it comes to White Blood cells, the universal donor is AB+.

  • @nissanGold
    @nissanGold4 жыл бұрын

    Love the 80s 90s theme

  • @donbrunodelamancha1927
    @donbrunodelamancha19274 жыл бұрын

    Interesting piece, but a bit simplistic. If you are just giving some one a type match ABO Rh -/+ are quick an easy. However that’s not the ideal. The ideal is a Type and Match. This be a cause there are 36 agreed upon Blood Group Systems and 2 more awaiting inclusion. There are also a total of 36 variables in each Humans blood typing to match and over 346 Red Blood Cell Antigens. To make things even more complicated, some of the genetic material that is expressed in Blood Type and Match are Mosaic. Meaning they can express different aspects of each parent’s alleles. This is why when a patient’s blood is drawn for any possible transfusion, they are given a unique, Blood Bank ID band. In this way there are double checks when blood leaves the lab, when blood arrives at the nurses station and again when the blood is hung. Usually only one Med Tech will work the Blood Bank for their entire shift. Incidentally, we already a fluid that mimics the composition of blood, minus cells. Generally when a patient is receiving fluids, they are receiving Normal Saline (0.0% Sodium Chloride). This is fine, but not ideal. Normal Saline has a nasty habit of raising a person’s K level, which in many cases can be contraindicated. In addition NS is slightly basic, while blood is slightly acidic. Acid + Base = Salts and H2O. This can mean RIDONKULOUS water retention. I had 2 surgeries go sideways 40 hours apart. When I woke up 4 days later, I looked like the Stayed Puffed Marshmallow Man. Lactated Ringers, on the other hand, closely mimic the chemistry of blood and is slightly acidic. I does not cause K spike, nor does it cause immense swelling, because, minus the cells, it mimics the chemical composition of our blood very closely. There are therefore fewer chances of side effects. Though if over used, it too can lead to edema. It is also contraindicated for patients who have Cirrhosis, Congestive Heart Failure, Hypoalbuminemia and Chronic Kidney Disease. It might just be me, though I am a statistical outlier, but if your going to discuss blood types, tell the whole story. 🥺🥺🥺

  • @barry3612
    @barry36124 жыл бұрын

    Damn, their devaluing my blood. I can't monetize this :(

  • @NoName-de1fn

    @NoName-de1fn

    4 жыл бұрын

    Those bastards! Get 'em!

  • @noreaction1
    @noreaction14 жыл бұрын

    What about other rare blood types?

  • @rylaczero3740
    @rylaczero37404 жыл бұрын

    4:00 My blood type is O+ and I think both my parents are A+. And I know they are my parents because various other markers match and still I happen to have different blood type than both of them.

  • @Pao234_

    @Pao234_

    3 жыл бұрын

    They are AO+

  • @patel267
    @patel2674 жыл бұрын

    I want a video on our nervous system

  • @89burni
    @89burni3 жыл бұрын

    hybridization?

  • @opencore2014
    @opencore20144 жыл бұрын

    You forgot the RF blood type

  • @Gfish17

    @Gfish17

    4 жыл бұрын

    RF? WTF? First time I'm hearing of it. Tell me about it. Raise Awarness.

  • @opencore2014

    @opencore2014

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Gfish17 Rarest type of blood in the world, look it up, theres plenty of yt vids, i think theres like 50 or so ppl that have it

  • @cahidijoyoraharjo7833

    @cahidijoyoraharjo7833

    4 жыл бұрын

    Oh, right. The fae people's blood type. Only other fae can be a donor.

  • @jollyandwaylo
    @jollyandwaylo3 жыл бұрын

    It would have been useful if he had pointed out that all great apes have basically the same blood types so obviously they evolved quite a long time ago and before humans.

  • @ushadv7907
    @ushadv79072 жыл бұрын

    Teacher : why humans have different blood groups ?👺 Student : So mosquitoes can suck different flavours😂😂😂 Teacher :😵😨😠

  • @_BlackSpectrum
    @_BlackSpectrum4 жыл бұрын

    Can O+ be donated to a -ve blood type ?

  • @CarFreeSegnitz

    @CarFreeSegnitz

    4 жыл бұрын

    The very best is O-negative, none of the sugars that could set off an immune response. But natural O-negative is only a fraction of 1% of the population.

  • @TheHPExperiment

    @TheHPExperiment

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes. But only once. After that it'll set off an immune response.

  • @eugenepohjola258
    @eugenepohjola2583 жыл бұрын

    Howdy. Great. The clip actually attempts to answer the why. My theory is that the genes responsible for coding the blood cell proteins mutated somewhere along the history. The mutations were neither beneficial or unbeneficial so the evolution mechanisms did not select any variant out. They all just hiked along. Regards.

  • @TheHPExperiment
    @TheHPExperiment4 жыл бұрын

    As a med tech, this sounds like a bad idea to me. Evolutionarily speaking, genetic diversity is literally the driving force behind life itself. You said earlier in the video that one possible theory for the existence of multiple blood types was as an immunological response against disease. Which makes perfect sense. That's how evolution works. When the individuals of a population have diverse qualities, it betters the chances of the survival of the species as a whole. So reducing the number of blood types down to just one could be like taking an evolutionary step backwards and present a gigantic risk for the entire human race. I think synthetically produced blood products are a better option.

  • @christiancampbell466

    @christiancampbell466

    3 жыл бұрын

    No one’s talking about changing people’s blood type, which may not be possible and may be catastrophic for the individual, let alone the species. This video describes transforming units of blood after donation to cleanse them of factors that make them unsuitable to some potential recipients. A recipient’s marrow would continue generating its native blood type unchanged, and received units of blood would quickly be colonised through circulation alongside the body’s endogenous supply.

  • @castlering
    @castlering3 жыл бұрын

    AB+ here. I do quite well out of all this - I can have anyone's blood 😁

  • @_Shubham_769
    @_Shubham_7694 жыл бұрын

    Amazing Very informative.😊😌

  • @czc11024
    @czc110244 жыл бұрын

    The figure at 6:35 is incorrect. The video mentioned mixing the enzyme with donated blood, but the figure showed you mixing the lab bacteria with blood. Normally the enzyme is harvested and purified from the bacteria. I bet a lot of the audience would think that from the figure, “transformed” blood would have bacteria contamination.

  • @_BlackSpectrum
    @_BlackSpectrum4 жыл бұрын

    Instead of changing blood group can we program our immune system to not to think any blood type as harmful , then theoretically there would be no death in any blood transfusion , unless other parts of body react differently to other blood group ?!

  • @Akshay-Raut

    @Akshay-Raut

    4 жыл бұрын

    But then how would it know which antigen of blood that entered is not a virus antigen?

  • @corinnarobets3960
    @corinnarobets39604 жыл бұрын

    How if u are a double neg blood type its rare and my blood type i can't take a simple blood type my dauther has doule neg and they hound her for more blood so she cant take simple aneg blood type

  • @MoA-Reload...
    @MoA-Reload...4 жыл бұрын

    What happened to yesterday's video? The comments section was hilarious 😂

  • @alfreddoncarlo9004

    @alfreddoncarlo9004

    4 жыл бұрын

    They didn't have a video yesterday.

  • @MoA-Reload...

    @MoA-Reload...

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@alfreddoncarlo9004 They did. It was about the Solar orbiter satellite. They had a minor gaff in it though when the presenter missed the word "million" when talking about average distance to the sun so you can guess what the comments section was like when they said the sun was 150km away 😂

  • @Ms123kill
    @Ms123kill3 жыл бұрын

    I will always be positive in my life.

  • @mafarmerga
    @mafarmerga3 жыл бұрын

    Rats. I was really interested in the "Why?" What selective advantage (if any) did having different blood types have for humans. Do other mammals also have different blood types?

  • @wnklee6878

    @wnklee6878

    3 жыл бұрын

    My theory is that humans crossed with other species and this caused other blood types. Most people have some Neanderthal DNA.

  • @Puppy_Puppington

    @Puppy_Puppington

    4 ай бұрын

    Same here. Not how but why..

  • @chiragarora2827
    @chiragarora28273 жыл бұрын

    If I am O-type, why would I have antibodies against A and B if my immune system has never been introduced to A or B blood types? Which means I should be able to receive either.

  • @lickalittle
    @lickalittle4 жыл бұрын

    Better Question: what blood type or types fight off infections and viruses better, this the blood type I want to change to 🤔👽😘

  • @pranavsr3270
    @pranavsr32704 жыл бұрын

    Then we can only use +ve blood groups into universal blood groups right?

  • @ronaldonmg

    @ronaldonmg

    3 жыл бұрын

    please translate the question to english, Pranav

  • @SG-js2qn
    @SG-js2qn3 жыл бұрын

    I'm amused that Peter (the blood researcher) consciously or coincidentally looks like Morbius, the living vampire, from Marvel comics. 👍🤔

  • @OGSinisterPotato
    @OGSinisterPotato4 жыл бұрын

    No idea what my blood type is. That's probably a bad thing.

  • @patbluetree4636
    @patbluetree46364 жыл бұрын

    Finally my AB+ blood will be useful to donate.

  • @TheHPExperiment

    @TheHPExperiment

    4 жыл бұрын

    Donate plasma if you're type AB. Plasma transfusion basically works backwards. Type AB is the universal donor type for plasma.

  • @BritishBeachcomber
    @BritishBeachcomber3 жыл бұрын

    But imagine being a horse. They have 7 blood types. A, C, D, K, P, Q, and U. With over 30 different factors or antigenic sites. Complicated or what?

  • @comradeofthebalance3147
    @comradeofthebalance31474 жыл бұрын

    Wait Aren’t antigens the things that are on almost all organic cell which trigger an immune response if it is foreign?

  • @lordclanstorm1839
    @lordclanstorm18394 жыл бұрын

    Humans : Became O blood type* Mosquitoes: nice now i cant get picky

  • @guytelfer1353
    @guytelfer1353 Жыл бұрын

    So the cov2 vax produces antibodies that have an effect on self-antigens? Or are binding to healthy receptors

  • @joszsz
    @joszsz4 жыл бұрын

    I thought being AB was cool, but now you're telling me that my blood cells decided to be lazy and not fight back invasion from other blood groups? You're telling me my blood will let itself be colonised? 😤 (JK, I love being AB😂... My love for it is tied more to how rare it is, not really for the ease of transfusion, although that's a huge plus).

  • @thedukeoflegends1981

    @thedukeoflegends1981

    4 жыл бұрын

    your blood type is submissive to other types

  • @joszsz

    @joszsz

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@thedukeoflegends1981 Let's call it a peace maker 😄

  • @Shankar_Vasudevan
    @Shankar_Vasudevan4 жыл бұрын

    What is the screenshot even useful for anyway?

  • @MichaelSHartman
    @MichaelSHartman4 жыл бұрын

    Why those with animal blood transfusions survived, or rather why they didn't die should be of considerable interest. These animals weren't even primates. Our common ancestor might be tens of millions of years ago.

  • @Lorrefestatie
    @Lorrefestatie4 жыл бұрын

    Seems like a thing we inherited by interbreeding with different species of human

  • @NoName-de1fn
    @NoName-de1fn4 жыл бұрын

    *Is this guy a vampire or how come he know so much about blood?*

  • @overcookedwater1947

    @overcookedwater1947

    4 жыл бұрын

    He's a mosquito in disguise

  • @WackyEncapsulatedFruitCup
    @WackyEncapsulatedFruitCup17 күн бұрын

    I learned today that there is a P blood type. Which is what led me to this video today. Less than 1 in 1 million people are likely to have it.

  • @djdigital3806
    @djdigital38063 жыл бұрын

    Of course I'm O+ Universal 🤔

  • @gokulbalagopalpayyanur8080
    @gokulbalagopalpayyanur80804 жыл бұрын

    They will also have to remove rh antigen as well to make A and B blood type universal donor right

  • @a-aron2276
    @a-aron22764 жыл бұрын

    This guy is good at hosting, Keep him, I think Seeker needs to have more stability in yere presenters, yeve been swapping people out like hot cakes the last year and a half since Trace left.....

  • @CuddleTrouble
    @CuddleTrouble4 жыл бұрын

    Video starts at 4:20

  • @NoName-de1fn

    @NoName-de1fn

    4 жыл бұрын

    Smoke sessions start at 4:20

  • @deleted-something
    @deleted-something8 ай бұрын

    wow

  • @mohamednedal
    @mohamednedal3 жыл бұрын

    "Why Do We Have Blood Types? " - "We don't know"

  • @23952AAB

    @23952AAB

    3 жыл бұрын

    Such a clickbait 😡

  • @MAbduser
    @MAbduser3 жыл бұрын

    You didn't answer the question, you just explained how the blood works which we already know.

  • @GlenfordR
    @GlenfordR3 жыл бұрын

    Do dogs, cats and other animals have this blood types system also?

  • @dannypope1860
    @dannypope18603 жыл бұрын

    Never actually answered the click bait question eh?

  • @Endersgamejp
    @Endersgamejp3 жыл бұрын

    I only give to postive people 👍 O+

  • @thehyperdimentinaltraveller
    @thehyperdimentinaltraveller4 жыл бұрын

    Call me when you can replace my bones with Adamantium .

  • @ragnorockcookie2868
    @ragnorockcookie28684 жыл бұрын

    Yay

  • @whoknew4722
    @whoknew47222 жыл бұрын

    The video title asks Why we have multiple blood types. It gives a simple answer on this, starting at kzread.info/dash/bejne/hp1nq8lvkpq6Yco.html

  • @byronwatkins2565
    @byronwatkins25653 жыл бұрын

    Actually, all that is needed for evolutionary variation is for no specimen to have a clear advantage. It is NOT necessary for variation to be an advantage.

  • @saumitrachakravarty
    @saumitrachakravarty4 жыл бұрын

    Either you completely forgot to talk about the complications that may result from the interaction between donor's plasma and recipient's antigen or just ignored it to avoid making the video too complicated.

  • @killiemon
    @killiemon3 жыл бұрын

    Damn, the video title is "why do we have blood types," and he literally spent like 10 seconds around 3:30 to say basically we just don't know. lol

  • @chiranthanmr
    @chiranthanmr3 жыл бұрын

    Why is Oliver queen teaching me science?

  • @TexadaIslandRocks
    @TexadaIslandRocks2 жыл бұрын

    So "True Blood" might be a real thing in the future... cool! 🩸🧛‍♂️

  • @tentimesful
    @tentimesful4 жыл бұрын

    Just eat tomato saus with tuna with spaghetti alot if you lose alot of blood, it will regenerate very fast...

  • @bethymears2648
    @bethymears26483 жыл бұрын

    Weary Dunlop used coconut milk for transfusions.

  • @n.randall6152
    @n.randall61524 жыл бұрын

    Keep it up. This is how you make zombies.

  • @cahidijoyoraharjo7833

    @cahidijoyoraharjo7833

    4 жыл бұрын

    Braaaaiiiiiiinnnnnzzzzzzz.....!

  • @Mraeddaem1

    @Mraeddaem1

    4 жыл бұрын

    Bloooooooddd....

  • @sdfkjgh

    @sdfkjgh

    4 жыл бұрын

    Pancreas in a nice, creamy white wine sauce, with a side order of desert truffle almondine, finished with the most _to die for_ Sachertorte. What? Zombies can't be erudite, cultured gourmands? That's racist, vitalist, and all manner of offensive -ists, good person. We're not *all* braindead, slavering, flesh-maws, you know.

  • @n.randall6152

    @n.randall6152

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@sdfkjgh nice!

  • @scootanki
    @scootanki3 жыл бұрын

    A +

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