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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 Does Our Body Make Blood? The Journey of a Blood Cell Heart & Lungs
Why Are Hematocrit Levels Different in Males and Females?Tests
Can Your Blood Type Change? The Science Explained Biology
What Is the Life Cycle of a Red Blood Cell?Biology
What Are Blood Antibodies? Their Types and Function Immunity
What Does It Mean to Be Kell Positive?Tests
What Causes Red Blood Cells to Change Shape?Heart & Lungs
Why Do Bruises Take Days to Appear?Skin & Hair
Why Red Blood Cell (RBC) Shape Is So Important Heart & Lungs
Why Would You Need Plasma for Medical Treatment?Healthcare
What Is a Heterophil and What Does It Do?Biology
African Blood Type: The Diversity and Its Importance Immunity
What Are Blood Clotting Factors and How Do They Work?Heart & Lungs
How Long Does It Take to Regenerate Red Blood Cells?Heart & Lungs
Why Is Type O Blood the Universal Donor?Heart & Lungs
What Is It Called When a Vein Bursts?Heart & Lungs
Plasma Cells in Bone Marrow: Function and Disorders Cancer
Why Do I Never Bruise? The Science of Not Bruising Heart & Lungs
Blood Preservation and Storage Methods Explained Healthcare
Myeloid vs. Lymphoid Cells: Key Differences and Functions Biology
Do Tattoos Affect Your Blood? The Science Behind It Skin & Hair
How Long Can Blood Be Preserved for Medical Use?Healthcare
Why Has My Blood Sample Clotted?Tests
What Are Blood Phenotypes and Why Do They Matter?Tests
How Does High Altitude Affect Your Blood?Heart & Lungs
How Long Do Blood Bags Last? A Look at Component Shelf Life Healthcare
Erythrocytes: Function, Life Cycle, and Disorders Heart & Lungs
Fibrin Clots: How They Form, Function, and Cause Problems Heart & Lungs
What Is O+ Blood Type? Key Facts and Health Risks Heart & Lungs
Does Your Body Make More Blood? How It Works Heart & Lungs