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Why Is Blood So Important?
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English - April 26, 2018 11:00 - 40 minutes - ★★★★★ - 207 ratingsNatural Sciences Science Education Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Blood is the red liquid that flows through your body and each of us have about 9-12 pints in us. Today we're taking a deep dive into the science of blood: what it's made of, what it does, and why it's so bloody important.
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Sources:
Blood Facts And Statistics
https://www.redcrossblood.org/content/redcrossblood/en/donate-blood/how-to-donate/how-blood-donations-help/blood-needs-blood-supply.html
Researchers closer to being able to change blood types https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150429132926.htm
Innate immunity: the first line of defence
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/lab-rat/innate-immunity-the-first-line-of-defence/
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Blood is the red liquid that flows through your body and each of us have about 9-12 pints in us. Today we're taking a deep dive into the science of blood: what it's made of, what it does, and why it's so bloody important.
____________________
Sources:
Blood Facts And Statistics
https://www.redcrossblood.org/content/redcrossblood/en/donate-blood/how-to-donate/how-blood-donations-help/blood-needs-blood-supply.html
Researchers closer to being able to change blood types https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150429132926.htm
Innate immunity: the first line of defence
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/lab-rat/innate-immunity-the-first-line-of-defence/
____________________
Follow Trace on twitter: http://twitter.com/tracedominguez
Follow Seeker on twitter: http://twitter.com/seeker
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