but my new obsession is blood types. last week we had a hematology lab for physiology and i loved it! i typed myself, i'm A-. which means i'm among 6.3% of people in the US who have A-. (this is going to be a really nerdy post, people, you've been warned.) so, like the nerd that i am, i mapped my family's blood types. my mom has A-, my dad has A+. which sucked for my mom because she had to get the Rh shots when she had us, because my dad was positive. then jenna is A+, eric is O+, and i'm A-. which means i get the shots when i'm pregnant too, if i marry a Rh + boy. (we don't know bryce's blood type, or dan's or lily's, so i didn't get too far.) but the fact that eric is O+ means that both mom and dad have AO+or- blood. because there are two genes. and my parents could have either been AA or AO, but they are AO. the O is recessive so no one really knows they have that recessive gene unless they have a kid that is O, getting both the recessive genes from their parents. its fascinating!!
also, did you know that all pandas in the US are only on loan from china? yeah, thats right. they're almost like a peacekeeping treaty between us. apparently, we really like these pandas. i know i do!
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