Animal Blood Types Characterized by Group
Just as a medical doctor needs to know a human patient’s blood type in order to have the right type of blood available to perform a blood transfusion, a veterinarian needs to know animal blood types in order to provide proper medical treatment to cats, dogs, horses and other non-human species. Simian blood groups are found in monkeys and apes, with special blood groups found in Rhesus monkeys as well as chimpanzees.
For dogs, there are 13 canine blood groups that must be considered before blood can be donated to be used in a transfusion procedure that won’t be rejected by the dog recipient. Feline blood groups characterize cats, the majority of whom are designated Type A feline blood.
There are also equine blood groups to distinguish among the eight types prevalent in horses, along with nine different bovine blood groups to distinguish different types of blood in cattle.
Animal Blood Types Characterized by Group
Study Discovers Two New Blood Types Exist
According to Bryan Ballif, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology at the University of Vermont, there exist two new blood types to further differentiate the existing types.
The new blood types denote a special protein that everyone has which is responsible to allowing nutrients to absorb into the blood and for protecting red blood cells from attack. They are called Langereis (LAN) or Junior (JR) and are either LAN+, JR+, LAN-, or JR-. Most humans have the positive form. Dr. Ballif says the discovery of this additional protein allows doctors to identify rare blood types and will allow for more accurate blood transfusions.
Additionally, the LAN- and JR- types are found to be incompatible with certain cancer drugs and chemotherapy. Proper identification of these two blood types will promote more successful treatment and reduce complications arising from those medicines. Dr. Ballif’s findings will save many lives and improve quality of life.
Study Discovers Two New Blood Types Exist
Brazil Tops List Of Countries With Most Freshwater
The South American country of Brazil is known for its rich culture, delicious food, sandy beaches and, as the home of supermodel Gisele Bundchen, for its beautiful women. However, Brazil also tops the world in another lesser known area – as the home of the most freshwater resources.
In Brazil, this water comes in the form of surface lakes, a renewable water form. With about 1,975 cubic miles of water resources, Brazil has long topped a list of countries compiled based on their amount of freshwater.
Second in line is Russia with 1,079 cubic miles and third is Canada with 791 cubic miles.
Known for its lakes and rivers, the United States comes in at a distant fourth from Brazil with only 736 cubic miles of freshwater resources, while Indonesia ranks fifth.
The top 10 is rounded out by China, Columbia, Peru, India and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Brazil Tops List Of Countries With Most Freshwater
Why Animal hybrids Are Often Sterile
Why animal hybrids cannot reproduce
Hybrid animals are marvels of nature. Many people are interested in learning more about hybrid animals. Some people would say hybrid animals are a science fiction concept that has been brought to life. Hybrid animals are sterile.
They cannot reproduce. Hybrid animals are sterile because their chromosomes are not compatible with other species.
The unbalanced crossing over of genes during meiosis prevents hybrid animals from being able to reproduce. The attempts at reproduction in hybrid animals often results in the animal hybrid offspring getting not enough or too many chromosomes.
If an important genes is altered or deleted the hybrid offspring may not be born or have developmental problems that would prevent it from reaching adulthood.
To produce hybrid animals they must be of the same genus.
Lions and tigers can produce animal hybrids because they are from the same genus. Knowledge of the biology is also required for the production of hybrid animals.
Lego Space Man Blasts Off Into Space (VIDEO)
VIDEO: Toronto Students Lego Man Blasts Off Into Space
Two Toronto High School students have become quasi-celebrities after a Youtube video they posted, showing a lego man, complete with a Canadian Flag in hand, float up into space.
The students, Matthew Ho and Asad Muhammad launched a balloon, carrying the lego man and 4 cameras into space two weeks ago.
The video portrays the launch, and ‘mission’ into the middle stratosphere. The balloon got up to a height of 24 kilometres.
Mythbusters Accidentally Send Cannonball Through Two Houses (PHOTO)
Myth Busted? Experiment Goes Wrong
It’s always a good idea to test things out before trying anything. The Mythbusters decided to take this advice and it backfired.
The team accidentally shot a cannonball through a family’s home and landed on a minivan.
The scientific investigation was tested at a bomb disposal range. It was supposed to go through some barrels filled with water and a wall made of concrete. When the cannon were shot the cannonball did not go to the intended targets. Instead the ball went through the concrete wall and bounced far enough to land 700 feet near a home.
That’s not all. It went through the front door, through the bedroom, out through a wall, hit the roof on the next house and landed on a minivan. No one was injured.
The show is working with the people with property damage. Mythbusters is show on the Discovery Channel that confirms or debunks myths or rumors through science experiments.