The research team, led by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) scientists in South Gloucestershire and supported by the University of Bristol, found a blood group called MAL.
They identified the genetic background of the previously known AnWj blood group antigen, which was discovered in 1972 but unknown until now after this world-first test was developed.
Will this upend Japanese culture?
No, still the same type they use but the stuff they didn’t use just changed.
… I’m going back to reddit where at least the mods of /r/science kept the memes out