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Susan Grier is a medical laboratory technologist in a hospital transfusion service. She works the night shift crossmatching blood units for patients and brings years of bench experience from core diagnostic laboratories. A contributor to Biology Insights, Grier tends an extensive indoor plant collection at home.

How Long Does It Take to Regenerate Red Blood Cells?
Why Is Type O Blood the Universal Donor?
What Is It Called When a Vein Bursts?
Why Do I Never Bruise? The Science of Not Bruising
How Does High Altitude Affect Your Blood?
Erythrocytes: Function, Life Cycle, and Disorders
Fibrin Clots: How They Form, Function, and Cause Problems
What Is O+ Blood Type? Key Facts and Health Risks
Does Your Body Make More Blood? How It Works
What is Oxyhemoglobin and How Does It Function?
Who Has Golden Blood and Why Is It So Rare?
How Long Does It Take for a Blood Clot to Form?
What Does Plasma Do in the Body: Key Functions
What Are Rh Antigens? Proteins on Red Blood Cells
What Is Factor X and How Does It Affect Blood Clotting?
Does Lymph Contain Red Blood Cells?
Where Is Factor 8 Made in the Body?
What Other Colors Can Blood Be?
What Is Factor VII and How Does It Affect Blood Clotting?
What Is Erythropoiesis? The Red Blood Cell Life Cycle
Is Fibrin Good or Bad? The Double-Edged Sword of Clotting
What Color Is Fresh Blood and Why?
What Happens If Type A Blood Is Given to Type B?
Why Are There No Universal Platelets?
What Is Bad Blood? The Disease Behind the Term
Does Blood Clot Faster in the Cold?
Why Is It Deadly to Receive the Wrong Type of Blood?
Does Caffeine Affect Red Blood Cells?
Why Don’t I Bruise? Factors That Influence Bruising
Why Are Platelets Universal for Transfusions?