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Smithsonian article about blood types

Mabel Adams
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http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/your-blood-type-lot-more-complicated-you-think-180951669/?utm_source=smithsoniansciandnat&no-ist

 

This was a pretty good article.  Now you can share this so your family knows what you do with your day.

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    • SMILLER
      SMILLER

      Karrie OK, I just had to look this up.  An early name for thrombocytes was piastrine, which does indeed mean "little plates" (in Italian, I think).   So your friends are right on on this one!   Scott

    • Karrieb61
      Karrieb61

      Great read but I guarantee that Hubbie will still roll his eyes around his head. We have friends who asked if platelets meant little plates......can't win'em all

    • DPruden
      DPruden

      Now if I could just get my friends to read it!

    comment_56433

    Great read but I guarantee that Hubbie will still roll his eyes around his head. We have friends who asked if platelets meant little plates......can't win'em all

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    Karrie

    OK, I just had to look this up.  An early name for thrombocytes was piastrine, which does indeed mean "little plates" (in Italian, I think).

     

    So your friends are right on on this one!

     

    Scott

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    Now if I could just get my friends to read it!

     

    I actually linked the article to a facebook post and noted that if anyone wanted to know what I had been doing for the past 35+ years this would help.

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