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1) Blood is a deathgrind band… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists with this name:
1) Blood is a deathgrind band formed in 1986 in Speyer, Germany. Founder members were 'Geier' (Vocals), 'Eisen' (Guitars), 'Taki' (Bass) and 'Radtke' (Drums). After a lot of line-up changes, the present line-up includes 'Clausi' (Vocals, since 1994), Eisen, Taki, and 'Ventilator' (Drums, since 1987). The band is, together with Napalm Death, Extreme Noise Terror and Agathocles, one of the longest active grindcore bands.
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2) Blood is an industrial metal band from Spain (previously Capitan Blood). For further information visit their website: http://www.bloodblood.es/ not up-to-date.

3) Blood is a metal band from Puerto Rico.

4) Blood is a punk band formed in the eighties.

5) Blood was a band led by Shinichiro Suzuki. Now called Bad Blood Project.
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6) Blood is a one man experimental grunge tape-magic noise fiasco from Albany, NY.
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7) BLOOD was an Osaka based gothic visual kei band. For more information see their correct artist page ＢＬＯＯＤ.

8) Blood is a no wave / post punk band from Austin, Texas

Why?
Blood Lyrics

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Going to see end of days
I've been hanging on my phone all day
And the fear goes away
I might not need to stay
On this sinking ship for long

I can give it away everyday
I can fly and spend all my seconds

Like they're my last
It's not the past that scares me
Now what a great future this is gonna be

Y-o-l-o, why?
Y-o-l-o, why?

Used to think it was bad
That we were all going mad
But now it's fine to leave
Goodbye those old things
Carry me through the waves of change

Carry me through the waves of change
I know my place
It's a beautiful thing

Y-o-l-o, why?

Y-o-l-o, why?
Y-o-l-o, why?

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Blood's song "Why" refer to the concept of YOLO or "You Only Live Once." The singer is contemplating the end of days and the fear that goes along with it, but they find comfort in the idea that they might not need to stay on the sinking ship of life for long. The lyrics suggest that it's important to embrace each day and live life to the fullest, flying and spending all our seconds, instead of dwelling on the past or fearing the future. The singer acknowledges the chaos of the world, but states that it's now fine to leave those old things behind and be carried through the waves of change, knowing our place and trusting in the beauty of life.

Line by Line Meaning

Going to see end of days
I am willing to face the apocalypse or a major change.

I've been hanging on my phone all day
I have been waiting for a sign or a message to help me make a decision.

And the fear goes away
My worries seem to disappear.

I might not need to stay
Perhaps it's time for me to move on.

On this sinking ship for long
I do not want to be trapped in a hopeless situation for much longer.

I can give it away everyday
I am capable of letting go and starting anew every day.

I can fly and spend all my seconds
I am free to pursue my passions and make the most of my time.

Like they're my last
As if I only have a limited amount of time to live my life.

It's not the past that scares me
I am not afraid of making mistakes or facing past failures.

Now what a great future this is gonna be
I am confident that my future holds great promise and growth.

Y-o-l-o, why?
Why not take advantage of the fact that you only live once?

Used to think it was bad
I used to think that embracing radical change was a negative thing.

That we were all going mad
I thought that anyone who embraced change was crazy or foolish.

But now it's fine to leave
But now I realize that it's okay to leave behind old habits and beliefs.

Goodbye those old things
Farewell to the past that no longer serves me.

Carry me through the waves of change
I hope that the changes coming will help me move forward in life.

I know my place
I have a clear sense of my purpose and direction in life.

It's a beautiful thing
Living life with freedom and passion is a wonderful experience.

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Written by: Natalie Laura Mering

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TED-Ed

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Delaney

2y↑5

YEs!

Joel Osval

2y↑1

Un doblaje al español sería muy interesante ya que ustedes desglosan muy bien la información Felicidades!!!!!!!!

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No 1 asked 🤣🤣🤣

Ashton Ton (Student FVHS)

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L.Z.

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There’s one thing they neglected to mention: it’s that O, although recessive, stays in your body if one of your parents transferred it to you. Therefore if for example your parents are O and B, you become B but still have the O gene. Therefore you can pass on an O gene even if you’re an A or B. That’s why the O blood type hasn’t become extinct.

edit: to everyone saying it’s the definition of heredity/recessive gene, you’re absolutely right and I get it, I’m just trying to clear this up for those unaware :)

C B

4y↑456

Thank you I was wondering how my sibling became o negative

Nour

4y↑36

woaaaah okay

fishsticks

4y↑155

Oooohhhh ok my sister has type O like my father and I have type B like my mother. If I have a child, they could have type O!? That’s so cool haha

José Ángel

4y↑171

@C B That's the most precious blood donor, they are used in ambulances because they can be used in ANYONE without a blood test.

Dachen Tamang

4y↑66

Woah! My parents have A and B blood type and both me and my sister have 0.

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Dwight Burdette

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As someone with an AB- blood type, I am always annoyed when in fiction there a plot line in which someone is in deep peril because they have the rare AB- blood type and need a transfusion, but a match is hard to find because of the rarity of AB-, when, in fact, even though AB- is the rarest blood type, finding a match is the easiest since someone with type AB- is a universal recipient.

moon beam

3y↑232

You are correct! Specifically, type AB+ is the universal recipient for 'all' red blood cell transfusions of any ABO type, both negative and positive. Type AB- can receive all negative red blood cell transfusions of any ABO type (as per information from the Red Cross) but not positive types. Whereas, type O- can only receive type O- red blood cell transfusions. (Type O+ can receive type O+ or Type O- red blood cell transfusions but nothing else). But what few people know is that just the opposite is true with 'plasma' donations. Type AB blood is the universal donor for plasma because it contains no antibodies that would attack the antigens of other blood types.. Type O blood on the other hand is not a good candidate for plasma donations because of the anti-A & B antibodies it contains. Only type O recipients would be compatible with plasma from a type O plasma donor. Type AB blood is in big demand for Plasma donations these days!

Nick's Stuff

3y↑34

@moon beam I was sad I could get only O blood and how it wasn't fair blahblahblah but you tell me I can get almost any plasma! Sweet!

moon beam

3y↑51

@Nick's Stuff If you're type O, then yes you can receive pretty much any plasma from any blood type plasma donor. It's basically reverse logic of red blood cell blood donors. Because you already have anti-A and anti-B antibodies in your plasma then there's no conflict with the antibodies in any other ABO type plasma. By the way, in case you don't know (or maybe you do know), after someone donates "whole blood", it is put through a process where the plasma is separated from the red blood cells! (Plasma has a clear slightly yellowish look after its separated.) So, when someone gets a blood transfusion, they are actually getting just the red blood cells without the plasma. Also, plasma donations are used for slightly more specific purposes than a general blood donations. The most common uses of plasma donations include individuals who have experienced severe trauma, burn or shock, adults or children with cancer, and people with liver or clotting factor disorders. Plasma supplies necessary blood volume needed to restore blood pressure and volume status, as well as restore electrolyte levels. Also, it can be used in an emergency situation during trauma care when there’s not enough time to test blood type prior to a transfusion.

Nick's Stuff

3y↑6

@moon beam Thanks!

moon beam

3y↑35

@Dragon420 But your blood type is perfect for plasma donations! AB+ is the universal donor for plasma because it has no anti-A or anti-B antibodies. Plus, unlike blood donors, plasma donors can get paid at many places!

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Martin

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My grandpa was in need of a blood transfusion, but they couldn't find data on what blood type he needed. He kept telling us to "be positive", but it's hard to think like that now when he's gone.

June Brian

3y↑127

This comment simply killed me 😂😂😂

Memerboi69

3y↑64

just gonna camp for a woosh

Kekara Laynes

3y↑5

Sad

miapdx

3y↑2

😏🌺

Ziad

3y↑61

You guys are slow he meant his type is B+

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jinde75

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What's fascinating ist that people with different bloodtypes are more/less susceptible to certain diseases. I haven't seen much research in this field and it dealt only with pandemics like the Plague. It could be useful in the future to know.

Jack Weusten

2y↑11

Dr. Peter D'Adamo is the expert on Blood Type Diets (A B AB & O) eg. Eat Right 4 Your Type , on how to avoid the illnesses assoc. w. any blood type / how to enhance the health of one's blood type. Look up his works / research etc. on line

KD Photos

2y↑4

Any recommendations where I can read more about this? There is a theory that eventually Type A will die out.

Tiffany Valencia

2y↑2

@KD Photos I'm A+. Type in 'blood type' & 'Bruce Lipton'. You'll also learn some epigenetics from him.

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Xiao Oquendo

9y↑276

We had blood typing done back in high school and mine shows type O. I thought for a long time that my blood type sucks compared to other types. But I appreciate it more now after watching the video. Thanks Ted Ed.

Jiffyyoyo

2y↑7

Is it Rh-O positive or Rh-O negative?

Sharron Pettis

2y↑35

Man thinking even your blood type “sucks” is wild! Get a grip.

T H

2y↑38

Why on earth would anyone think their blood type sucks???

Matias Muttoni

2y↑15

Bro, you’re like the Angel of everyone’s doomsday. O’s help save lives, it’s a gift.

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amorendra deborkhy

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I am learning better more from Ted Ed than my school .. thank you for making such awesome content and for you simplicity

Curtis Childress

2y↑1

His information is focused & specific & well worded instead of being loosely worded & mixed with countless other pieces of information.

SomeRandomDude ッ

@Curtis Childress the second one is infographic

deet0109

7y↑10.7K

I got an A+ on my blood test.

Mistfall

7y↑194

deet0109 That means your blood type is A positive

bliss22:22

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deet0109 congrats 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Mac

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Hannah Barton It's a joke

Mac

7y↑32

😂

XS Tech

7y↑72

Whats your overall grade?

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Catti Desjar

5y↑193

This helped me a lot! It was hard to understand in my biology class, but TedEd made it so clear👍

Vitaemins

7y↑60

I had to have a surgery when I was little and I very vividly remember my doctor mentioning that I had ORH+ blood, when he left I kept asking my mom what it meant but she couldn't fully explain it so I remember I asked the nurse that was putting in my IV what it meant bc i was five and it sounded like something weird and scary but she was super nice and explained it about as well as you could to a five year old 😂

Kanye Breast

2y↑86

I've had 2 life saving blood transfusions. I am very grateful to have a common blood type. I was so thankful to my donors that I wanted to also start donating blood. However, in the UK if you have received blood transfusion, that forever rules you out of donating blood. Please, to all those with rare blood types in particular, give blood. The people who receive it are always very grateful.

Julian Lynch

2y↑5

I am O- and just signed up to become a blood donor thanks to this comment :)

Kat M

2y↑1

As a blood/plasma donor that makes me so happy to read =)

Griefer

Even having a tattoo stops u from being able to donate blood in the uk.

Kanye Breast

2y↑3

@Julian Lynch Ahhhh that's amazing! Im so pleased to see this! Thank you so much for doing such an amazing thing, and i feel so happy to have influenced someone into doing something so good, when it's usually bad haha. Good on ya!!

Kanye Breast

@Kat M You should feel so proud of yourself!

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Murray Burke

2y↑19

The prevailing blood type also greatly varies by global region. For example: B+ is found in 8.5 percent of the U.S. population. Across many countries in South Eastern Asia, B+ is the most common blood type, found in more than 30 percent of the population.

chelin7023

3y↑11

Great introduction to blood types and good foundation for further analysis 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

B Mouch

8y↑504

I'm AB+ And I'm getting that tattooed on my chest, not for decoration, just in case I'm ever wounded and knocked unconscious, the doctors know that any blood will do, rather than use their precious supply of O on a John Doe.

Suganya :D

5y↑1

Sameeeeeeeeee

Suganya :D

5y↑1

If your in a RH GROUP dam nice idea

Katie

5y↑1

smart

Katie

5y↑2

@Suganya :D armyyy

kipper

5y↑20

I'm not sure they look at your chest if you are not in cardiac arrest

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Hugo Gonzalo Martínez Maya

7y↑33

Ustedes si que saben hacer su trabajo perfectamente, en verdad muchas felicidades al animador y a la información!!

teamboobooseth1

2y↑20

I would like to add a few things to this video: RH negative mothers will make Anti-D when they have a RH positive fetus if there is a bleed, that is why Rhogam is given to RH negative women, to prevent Anti-D from forming. Also, there are different blood group systems that have likely developed as a preventative measure. For example, the Duffy system has a combination that likely developed because it provided better protection against Malaria.

hcwbw3

3y↑7

Very well done. Two small notes, incompatible blood would agglutinate and hemolyzes as result of action by the immune system and hemolytic disease of the new born is generally a potential issue in the second and subsequent pregnancy , if care ( the administration of RohGAM ) is not given during the first pregnancy. It can happen if the mother was sensitized either by blood transfusion or a spontaneous abortion that went unrecognized, miscarriage or termination of pregnancy or fetal bleed but it is rare. Although not as common it can also involve the ABO and other antigens within the Rh system an other antigen like Kell etc. I realize this my be a little beyond the intended scope of this video, that said, this and other reasons should make clear the need for prenatal care.

William Scoggin

2y↑1

Very clear explanation and representation, easy to understand.
👍🏻

Roger Sledz

3y↑9

Thank you so much for uploading this video. It is helping me get through the pandemic!

Anj Amoro

2y↑1

you commented 2 times #2

kolang82

9y↑560

This Video is slightly incomplete:Two parents with B blood type can produce a child with either B or O blood type. One parent with A and another with B can produce a child with A, B, AB or O blood types. If one parent has A and another has AB, they can either produce a child with A, B or AB blood types.

Lorie Franceschi

9y↑25

kolang82 that is correct if both parents do not carry an O gene. They both have to have an O for a child to be able to have O type blood.

Omar Alejandro Diaz Gil

9y↑47

kolang82 Remember that not only your genes are the ones that carry over to the child. Also the genes of your parents, your grandparents and so are carried. That´s why both parents with brown hair can give birth to a blonde child, and also why parents without O blood type can give birth to a O blood type child. A good example is me. I´m O- and my parents are A and B.

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8y↑5

+Alejandro Diaz
Yeah, uh, keep on believing that.

Nguyệt Nhật

7y↑6

And look at Punnett square, and you will know why

Nguyễn Lavender

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QUEENB NEWME

2y↑5

Thank you so much for this informative video you answered so many mysterious in my life..I'm RH Negative with 0 blood type but both my parents were positives and everyone always told me that one of them wasn't my parent but seeing physical proof my mother birthed me and my father was a drug addict he would be the one denying me and in the 80s DNA testing was new and it came back inconclusive however all my siblings look like me and sad to I'm identical to him..anyways thanks so much I'm in tears of joy

brianwesley28

2y↑3

Unless your own blood type changed and their blood type remained a constant O Rh+. The statistical odds, and I mean astronomically, at that, indicate that your father was an O Rh-, but there is that slight, alight chance that a blood type changed, somehow, in either yourself, or your father.

QUEENB NEWME

2y↑4

@brianwesley28 good morning thanks for your input, I'm kinda aiming towards my blood doing its own thing because I can look at someone who is sick and catch it, yet my body heals rapidly and I've never broken a bone, never had a bloody nose, had both my children naturally and can endure an almost unnatural amount of pain, I've played football in school, I've been in a BMX bike accident where I slid all the way down a steep back road hill into traffic sliding under a trailer truck I mean the list goes on, but I always heal faster than anyone I know they all think I'm from a different breed that I was switched at the hospital lol but I genuinely feel like it's this blood phenomenon seriously, I don't usually talk about it because people are scared of the unknown and hate 2 admit the fact that the earth and everything on changes, and evolves. There's more to this life then we know and probably will not understand in our life time but if I can help someone else who feels like this and can relate then I'm ok with that, because for once in my life after reading everyone's posts I NO LONGER FEEL ALONE LIKE AN OUTCAST.
so Brian its been fun chatting take care of yourself

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patrica wilson

2y↑2

Very informative. I would have also liked to hear about the positives and negatives blood group .

coffee 86

2y↑3

at 3:15

Kaarun & Akshatha

1y↑12

thank you. With the help of your wonderful, innovative animations, i can completely understand this topic

Gabriel Albores

2y↑2

Im surprised blood fractions were not mentioned as a normal medical practice as a method of getting around the whole blood transfusion and getting the right type to the right person. Blood transfusions do carry a lot of risk as well like containing HIV, which is screened for but can be missed.. Blood fractions are a safer and typically better option for people to take instead of blood transfusions.

Lutranereis

9y↑3.3K

I'm O-negative, which means my blood can be given to anybody in need. However, I'm also gay, so I can't donate blood at all.

Dantick09

9y↑240

Lutranereis lol wtf

Lutranereis

9y↑396

Iulia Giurgiu Yup, and it's made for some mildly awkward moments. Like having to explain to my coworkers why I can't join them for blood drives.

Cat Tobin

9y↑171

Lutranereis I'm O-negative too, and when I tried to give blood they couldn't find a vein big enough for the needle.

tsjoencinema

9y↑152

Lutranereis Opponents of gay blood donations say that gays are more likely to have HIV.

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Vijay Thakur

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I am Indian and study in class 11 I really loves biology and I am really passionate about this subject in my course book I have a chapter names blood system and I can see that the chapter of 16 pages (small one ) can be covered in just 4 minutes really I like this Ted talks from this I can save my time ❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏 thankyou Ted ed

infpdreams

2y↑1

Just want to advocate for people to give blood donation a try, if you can. The first time can temporarily leave you a bit woozy, but for most people, their bodies get used to it quickly. All blood types have their uses—I don’t bother giving whole blood because, as an AB+, my red blood cells aren't as useful as my platelets and plasma, so I specifically stick to donating those. No matter your blood type, there's someone out there who you can help by donating.

Consider giving it a try! It's one of those rare types of charity where you know what you are donating is going to someone in need—what other use would an organization have for blood products? Can't say the same about cash or even things like toy drives, sadly.

The American Red Cross often offers online gift cards in exchange for your donation, which is a nice extra incentive for some people. It's really a good thing to do, if you can.

Ting Vista Limbaga

Thank you for this very informative video!

elea

9y↑14

I would have liked to know more about the positive and negative stuff, but otherwise good job! And also for anyone who may know the answer, will everyone eventually be an AB blood type, because A and B override O?

RegiKing

2y↑3

No over time everyone will not become AB. As there is no selection pressure the numbers of A, B, AB and OO should remain constant. O is the most common blood type in the USA at 45%, followed by A at 40%, B at 11% and AB at 4%. In order to have an AB blood type you need to inherit an A and a B from both parents. So if you have AO and BO they will have a one in 4 chance of having AO, BO, AB or OO. Just because a gene is dominant, doesn't mean it will it increase in the population.

Omnipotat0

2y↑1

7 years later (lol) but no. O is just way too common and people that are A and B can still carry the O allele to pass on to their children. So their kids can be pure O, resetting the cycle, depending on the other parent.

Darrell Lancaster

2y↑2

I've wanted to learn more about blood types for some time now. Thanks Teded.

1-800-HONEY

5y↑443

I’ve learnt more stuff here than I’ve learnt at school

Non Ridiculous Adjective

3y↑42

You didn't learn more here than in school, but you're more eager to learn here than in school. Which is understandable

Harshita Srivastava

3y↑2

@Non Ridiculous Adjective well put !!

MLarios97

3y↑3

too bad you forget this stuff in 2 days since you do not study it but simply listen to it once for 4 minutes

Debrata Singh

3y↑1

True honey😉

R.M.S.

Same

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Luna

8y↑4

There are alot of people being confused about their blood type especially regarding their parents. Even though One of your parents is A or B (which is the dominant) and one is O (that is recessive) that doesn't mean you will have The dominant one. It is more complicated than that but the easiest way to do it is using a punnet square. You see if you have a blood type B+ it not just B. It could be purebred and be BB or hybrid and be BO but both will still have B+. But when crossed with a blood type o that can only be OO and not BO or AO since it is a recessive allele (pardon my spelling) and will be overwrite by a dominant alelle (idk about the spelling) so by crossing it using a punnet square ( I advise you to research about how it works but it is really easy) you will likely have BO if the allele is BB and will have 50% BO and 50% OO if the allele is BB

204lemonwater

so do you mean AO x OO cross and BO x OO cross lead to 50% O type blood and 50% A or B type? I understand punnett square, just clarifying your comment.

Darielle Hill

5y↑6

This helped me understand sooo much better thank you!! I'm a visual learning so the animations helped 100%

David Fowler

2y↑1

What an informative and inciteful video. I cant think of a simpler way to explain it, yet I'm about to watch it all again to see if I can get it lol. Not good at biology. Never knew dogs had so many types

KingMaru

8y↑2.9K

How come there's more O blood type people when A and B is dominant over O?

ppaaccoojrf

8y↑425

Because O alleles are way more common.

KingMaru

8y↑148

But if they are more common if a or b allele parents get with o, o is basically non-existent cuz it's not dominate

ppaaccoojrf

8y↑744

XenoGamer The O allele doesn't disappear just because it's recessive. Plenty of people with type A and B blood still carry it, and their children may still be born with O type blood.

KingMaru

8y↑197

So kind of like blue eyes where two brown eyed babies can be born with blue eyes though uncommon.

Ben Wang

8y↑106

XenoGamer Mother Nature. Since type O is accepted by all other types, more people could donate and the chances of survival are uplifted.

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Roger Dodger

2y↑3

The graphics in this video were fantastic in making simple, a complicated subject. Good job!!

geckochan

4y↑85

I'm AB+, but I never find so much about my blood type, wish there were more background over this

Pjm sparkle

3y↑5

Same
I’m also AB + and it’s so hard to find anything about it lmao

Sadia Saba

3y↑3

Yeah none of my classmates have AB+ or AB- ...I'm the only one

Muhammad Ridho

3y↑5

@Sadia Saba you're the only person in this world which have 2 kind of blood type

jules

3y↑4

same here- my mom's B and my dad's A 💀

geckochan

@jules Lol!! And I don't know my parents blood type exactly, but I'm a AB+! You too? Haha

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sora

8y↑15

I just wanna point out, just because it's recessive doesn't mean it's not common. My father is Blood Type A while my mom is Blood Type O. And all of my siblings (including me) are Blood Type O.

alan g k

2y↑1

Get a dna test.

sora

2y↑1

@alan g k this guy doesn't know about genetic crossovers

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Victor Williams

4y↑1

Thanks so much for creating this insightful video.

tammyicious

One of my parents was blood type A and one was blood type B. They had three children and we each have a different blood type. My older brother is blood type A, I am blood type AB, and my younger brother is blood type O.

Everything Glorious

5y↑24

Interestingly, I'm O -, I can only receive from an O-individual but can donate blood to everyone, that makes me a universal donor, but I'm very picky when it comes to receiving. The dynamics of blood types is amazing. It's a matter of life and death. I'm not sure if this has same basis when it comes organ transplant, ie. Kidney etc. .

Alexis K

3y↑1

For organ transplants the primary antigen system is the Human Leucocyte Antigen (HLA, also called Tissue Type) system. It has a huge number of different antigens, and is the primary system used in forensics.

Laksha Deirwa

is that mean your blood type is O with Rhesus negative?

Six String Overdose

4y↑607

00:44 for the brief off-topic thing you had in mind yes, but for the on-topic discussion you were in the middle of, you made a HUGE HUGE mistake by presenting the antigen as being something to which the white cell binds to, therefore not having an immune reaction. Nothing further from the truth. If it were so, they wouldn't be antigens, they'd be self-antigens. You forgot to mention that those antibodies (which are found in the plasma) are the opposite of the antigen. So for example, type A has A antigens and anti-B antibodies, type B has B antigens and anti-A antibodies, type AB has both A and B antigens and no antibodies, type 0 has no antigens and both anti-A and anti-B antibodies. That's why the immune system doesn't attack its own blood because it DOES NOT bind to it, since it's different and only attacks "opposite" blood types as I described above. I know what you meant to say, you just said it almost the opposite, which can be devastatingly confusing for a noobie :)

Astoria Aftokratory

4y↑25

Yeah I was wondering the same thing. They got it mixed up.

Vijay David

4y↑5

I was also wondering the same!!!!

Anny Stark

👎 ⛔ no.

the chair

But what about O being a universal donor? Then the A and B will bind to, well, A and B, as opposed to being universal

Six String Overdose

3y↑31

@the chair type 0 is an universal donor because again, the name suggests the antigens. So with 0 type, u have zero antigens, so when u give this blood to a person, there's nothing to react TO, no matter what antibodies their plasma has (no antibodies for AB blood types, A antibodies for B blood types, B antibodies for A blood types or A&B antibodies for 0 blood type). So no matter how rich or poor the acceptor's blood is in antibodies (attacking cells), there's nothing to attack, since 0 type has 0 things to attack :)

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Rahman Rahmani

4y↑1

Excellent information! Thank you!

Renato Piselli

9y↑4

I love watching TED-ed videos. i learn a lot every time. but today I found it slightly misleading with some info given regarding type-O blood (B/A parents can form O kids for instance) and about white-blood cells recognition, but I'll catch up my readings to confirm my statements. Anyway keep on with the wonderful work.

Jamie Arnott

Thanks for your informative video. I'm a type A rhesus positive, I believe that's quite common amongst humans ;-)

XoletteScience

9y↑2.4K

I'm a biology teacher and the animation at 0:47 and 2:34, is misleading-- a white blood cell attaching itself to a red blood cell is not what occurs. A better animation would be the white blood cell just passing along, ignoring the red blood cell. The white blood cells shouldn't "notice" the red blood cells-- anything they notice, gets destroyed. What the animation looks like is "agglutination" which is bad-- it's what happens when let's say, a person receives the wrong type of blood. Antibodies will attach to multiple foreign blood cells and cause clotting.

Usually any attachment of a white blood cell to another cell, is usually what happens before that cell is destroyed, like macrophages. At least that's my understanding and perhaps I'm reading into that animation incorrectly.

Other than that, fantastic video. I've taught my students about blood type and genetics and they were fascinated. So much that my 3rd year teaching biology, I started doing blood typing labs. My students loved learning about blood type and were excited to know their own, even if that meant having to bleed in class. :)

Noah Williams

9y↑61

XoletteScience So wait, then how does the white blood cell know what type of antigens the red blood cell has?

lugiamaster9707

9y↑56

XoletteScience Are you allowed to use blood in schools? Here in Australia you aren't allowed to do anything to anything that could potentially carry bacteria from humans or otherwise. Aka no saliva, blood etc.

Mizora15

9y↑80

Noah Williams White blood cells actually have specific receptors (binding sites for surface proteins and antigens) for foreign material. This means that red blood cells which display self antigens will not be able to bind with the white blood cell and the cell will ignore them. However, if the white blood cell encounters foreign material with foreign antigens that match its receptors, it will attack and stimulate B cells to produce antibodies against the invading pathogen.

Xolette

9y↑27

lugiamaster9707 We're allowed. You just have to take safety precautions (gloves, alcohol swabs) and I have my students send home a permission slip that requires a parent signature.

Noah Williams

9y↑10

Xolette
:O Wow. Thanks for the explanation! :D

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Mr. Skeffington

It took several high-ranking military doctors to determine my blood type back in the day - it took them several hours as a matter of fact. My blood type is A 2 Negative.

Mr. Fox-A-Lot

9y↑3

this is so awesome, thanks for the informative video!

Antony Johnston

6y↑5

Merciful Christ this is complicated. It's explained really well here, but I'll probably remember only 20% of it. Gives me a newfound respect for many doctors who will just know all of this information off-hand (to add to the massive, huge, insane amounts of respect that I already have for doctors).

ChillyToes

4y↑2

To the point, good video! I leaned something today! Thank you!

Anjali ..!

3y↑82

Teachers : Why do humans have different blood groups ?

Students : So that mosquitoes can enjoy a different flavours ..

Hung Solow

2y↑1

B quite

Junk Email

7y↑1

I might have just missed this, but as shown in the chart at 4:10, O is the most common blood type (if the D antigen is disregarded). How is that possible if O is a recessive allele?

yourlocalsister

thank u so much for sharing this information with us ur videos always helped me understanding about the human body

Leah Kim

4y↑41

My mother is O+ and my dad is B-... when the doctors told my mom I was a B- she was genuinely shocked because she thought my dad was O+ too😂

D R

3y↑1

Some Asians (Japanese ?) think blood types is related to personality, what about MBTI types ?

Roderick Anthony

4y↑1

Splendid summary 🎉❤️

vishwas bhaskar

4y↑1

Finally now I understand the meaning of Different Blood Types, Thanks to Ted-Ed.

Jivika Kulkarni

1y↑1

Visualising Biology is so much better than just reading or learning it

Lilly in Wonderland

The video is totally incomplete, but OK for most people, I guess.
A, B, AB and 0 are one group of many.
28 blood-group systems have been identified by the International Society for Blood Transfusion in addition to the ABO and Rh systems in this video. These many other antigens can also be expressed on the RBC surface membrane.

Talking into the Void

My whole family are O's, but we have a + parent and a — parent, and with the RH factor, those also both get passed down (with + dominant) but can pop up a — child if both parents are a +—, which is how my niece is an O —. The blood banks will be after her once that is known when she's older.

Sarmila Das

5y↑493

This video makes so many people feel like they are adopted

Marilia Tatone

Sarmila Das hahaha haha

X

3y↑2

Underrated comment

Adelhelma

LMAOO

Nouhad Kourhani

LOL

Maria Grace

3y↑8

Exactly. I was literally thinking so as my parents have O and B types and B being the dominant one, but still, my sister and I were born with the O blood group.

Well, my confusion(LOL😂) got cleared as I read some explanation from the comments regarding this thing.

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nyy_ _scal

5y↑1

Keep on doing..I love your videos 🖤

carson kerekes

Learned more in this video than I did in my bio class

-xx- akxraxx-

1y↑1

Hi, I have a question. Since the O blood type does not have antigens, how are WBC able to identify them as RBC and not just destroy them? Can anyone answer quickly? I kind of need it for a project :(

kenneth walker

Just enough information to make me have lots of questions I didn't have before watching this.

bwhog

2y↑4

You mentioned the RH factor but failed to note its purpose and how it affects transfusions. This would also have been a good place to explain about the isolation and use of blood plasma vs whole blood.

the chair

3y↑20

Me with O- blood type, being a universal donor to people with those rare AB- blood types: Unlimited Power!

Attacus Atlas

I'm B-

Reeanna S

Plasma, though makes you a universal recipient

Kane

2y↑1

great job. that was informative. the world knows a little more, today.

clavo

Pretty good quick summary. Thanks!

Elizabeth Jaco

3y↑2

Just to be clear: O is not recessive. It’s actually a lack of antigen A and B antigen

Stavros Koul

My father is an AB+ and my Mother an O+. My Brother and I got half the blood type from my dad. I (oldest) got A+ while my little brother got B+.

Susan Beesley

Well explained thanks

niebudziaj

3y↑11

There's a huge mistake regarding the antibodies. I honestly wouldn't expect this kind of mistake from Ted ed. How hasn't it been corrected yet.

Kabir Singh

3y↑2

i m studying graphic design and your animation is soooo interactive..i love this...
SUBSCRIBED 🙃

Caretre1

9y↑2

The antigens that are present in the membrane of the erytrocite are not proteins, they're oligosaccharides. The blood types follow mendelian inheritance because the genes are coding for the enzymes that produces the oligosaccharide. The Rh group is not only determined by the presence of the antigen D, it also includes antigens C and E, although the Ag D is the most numerous among these antigens.

McCollonough Ceili

Great video! What happens when you develop an autoimmune disease?

Private Rizk

2y↑3

Back then, I once thought that I can't be my parent's child, but then biology came and save me. 😂

My father is B, my mother is A. My sister (oldest) is also A, while my brother (middle) is AB, and me (youngest) is O.

꧁Mike Sully꧂

yeah the video is a bit misleading. As your parents actually have two copies, father could have BO and mother has AO. Which means its perfectly possible for you to get the two O's from your parents and have type O blood. And your brother would get the A and B.

Private Rizk

@꧁Mike Sully꧂
That's right!
Gladly, the top comment already mentioned that.

꧁Mike Sully꧂

@Private Rizk Sorry the top comment on mine is about mosquitos !

Angelica Butterfly

Apparently a girl in a first year university biology class learned that her father wasn't actually her father.

She was told to do a punnet square or something to show off her parents' blood types and how they made her type. But it turns out that it was impossible for her mother and "father" to make her blood type.

ronaldonmg

Well, some people aren't the biological child of one of their legal parents, but it's not as common as previously thought. If one of your parents has type O and the other has both A and B on the same allele, you can still be AB

JP W

3y↑42

2:30 this bit taught me everything my biology lesson taught me in 3 hours

hilbram rahmansyah

7y↑3

my bio teacher said that instead of saying O blood type, we should say 0 (zero) blood type due to the fact that they don't have antigens

Vision

2y↑1

im almost 14 and i'm learning about blood types for the potential risks for my children, my mother is o- and my father is a- so i'm definitely a rh- factor descendant of blood, but i haven't gotten it tested yet but its interesting learning about different blood types and the stories about blood types associated with different traits and behavioral psychology personalities, and if you wanna look into it, look at the potential of rh negative blood and the explanation of "God descendant people" dont trust the media and look at your own studies and experiences

Ding_Chavez

2y↑2

I got an O on my blood test, which I checked is lower than an F. My doctor put a note that said see him after class

Tanishka Vyas

I love your videos !!

LANCE VERZOLA -_-

5y↑320

what do you call a blood type for pessimists?

B-negative blood type.

WisdomSeeker1111

4y↑21

@Just Peachy: Don't be A negative person.

No Actual Way

4y↑1

@WisdomSeeker1111 i don't rhink she was tho

Mike Pondo

4y↑2

O negative.

sanchita :)

3y↑6

I'm B-eing Negative.

Neeraj Nandan

3y↑3

Come on guys B positive

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susie miller

2y↑1

Rhogam is such a blessing... to protect against Rh pregnancy issues.

Jody Johnsen

3y↑1

This really needed an introduction including when each blood type originated.

Adarsh Agrawal

Very useful information

Nguyên Minh Hồ

3y↑16

O is the best dude on the world
Can help anyone, but can't be helped by anyone except himself

byebyebelly

2y↑1

Only O negative

Humans are not tofu

I'm AB+ but I asked my family how come I'm an O+ if my dad is A+ and my mom is AB+? Was I switched at birth? I was joking but they were horrified, their faces were so funny that I'm contemplating to keep this up forever.

arsenal goat

3y↑1K

Asian parents when you have type B blood: 😡

Anny Stark

3y↑16

@David Jankovic WAIT WHAT?!

Suzee L.

3y↑21

Not true! If you have East Asian parents, you definately have the very best Blood-Type!!! ^^°^^ That`s Not B!

underated17

3y↑5

You know Einstein had b right? Also some of the most geniuses needles to say when Einstein had it. And what is the problem with b for Asians? Julia Roberts has b negative and other very famous and successful people.

kaehtie

3y↑154

lmao i don't think y'all get the joke, as a Chinese person, it's an inside joke for asians that if you get below an A for a grade, your parents would get really mad at you, so the joke here is that if you get a blood type under A, Asians parents would get mad, as if blood types were like grades. . . soo yea, not me explaining a joke 👁👁

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Michael James Narciso

5y↑1

This is great! 😊

veeckmang

6y↑1

ABO en Rhesus are not the only bloodtypes. There is the Kell-system, Lewis, Duffy and many more. These systems matter in bloodtransfusions since we all have a diffrent mixture of these systems

Rana Ali

This video is sooooo amazing👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Aaron

9y↑1

I learn things better with this videos than with my biology teacher ._.

Math Girl

The people who have O blood type are the most kind people ever

Matthew Means

5y↑35

AB+ here. It's actually pretty rare and I can receive anybody's blood no matter who it is.

Something Mystical

4y↑1

Luckkkkyyyyy. I wish I had your blood type

why have fights when you can be a ✨multistan✨

@TheShipmaster 9678 same even mine is ab-

No name

3y↑1

Same AB+

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Fridtjof

I usually enjoy a lot the videos from this channel but in this case I haven't learned anything that I didn't already know from junior high (except that the dog's have 13 different blood types).

Alexis K

Then I'd suggest searching out the "ABO Bombay phenotype" - that'll get your brain working.

Holly Leafwell

Everyone in my family has the A+ blood type...........until my sister came along with O blood type.
And then my dad had to do a retest for whatever reason and found he was type O, when all his life he believed he was A+. Now he's unsure what his blood type really is 😅

Simon Simon

2y↑1

A+ is phenotype for it can exist in two forms...AA+ or AO+. So, if both parents are AA+ definitely no chance of producing 'OO' offsprings. But, if both parents are AO+ the chances of having three types of offsprings...AA(genotype) AO(phenotype) and OO(genotype). This applies to Rhesus factor too. It exists as DD(Rhesus+), Dd(Rh+ phenotype) and dd(Rh-ve). Always remember genes appear in pairs...group A/? and Group B/? are
phenotypes while Group OO and AB are genotypes.

Moga liz

This is very interesting! My mom is O- and my dad is O+ and I’m A+. I always wondered if my dad was my dad. I look just like him. I did some research and it is possible for them to have conceived an A+ baby. It’s a 1 in 50 million chances tho it’s a mutation one of my parents must have had an A tagged along.

Moga liz

My mom suffered multiple miscarriages too. I’ll ask what my sisters blood type is I believe it’s o+

Purple Sam

6y↑2

Both of my parents have type O, so I do as well. I only found this out last year and I find that funny. I don't know my RH though

elenafoley Foley

2y↑1

Karl Landsteiner began a study in 1902 , to determine why fatalities occurred following some blood transfusions, his findings were the incompatibility between the blood of the donor and the blood of the recipient. From this work came the Landsteiner Classification of Blood Groups which classified blood into the four types A, B, AB and O.