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Prevent Blood Attacks

  • May 21, 2012
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Human blood has four types (A, B, AB, and O) that are classified as Rh positive or negative based on the presence of a certain protein. Blood types must be carefully matched before transfusions, because the immune system might attack the wrong type of blood cells!

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