When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The announcement of the new blood type has been the cause of much excitement in medical circles.

Scientists identify a new blood type, "Gwada negative," adding the 48th blood group system to human biology. (CREDIT: CC BY-SA 4.0) A routine medical test turned extraordinary for a woman from the ...

As blood banks across the U.S. report dangerously low supplies of O-negative blood (red blood cells), anesthesiologists are calling for increased donation and changes in how hospitals use this ...

A French woman from the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe has been identified as the only known carrier of a new blood type, dubbed "Gwada negative," France's blood supply agency has announced. The ...

Human blood already comes in a bewildering variety of types, but researchers have now identified a new one so rare that only three people on the planet are known to carry it. The finding exposes just ...

Step aside A, B, and O—there’s a new player in town. Scientists in France have just reported the discovery of a novel, rare blood type, only recorded in a single person to date. The French Blood ...

A rare new blood type has been discovered, so "step aside A, B and O – there's a new player in town", said Gizmodo. So far, the "Gwada negative" blood type has been identified only in one person: a ...