• Question: Have you ever tested your own blood?

    Asked by 653putk33 to Senga, Simonne on 7 Nov 2017. This question was also asked by 644putk33.
    • Photo: Senga Robertson

      Senga Robertson answered on 7 Nov 2017:

      hi 653putk33

      I haven’t tested my own blood before, I’m actually not very good with needles, they make me feel a bit funny. It’s actually one of the reasons I decided to be a scientist and not a medical Doctor, blood and sick make me feel really gross.

      BUT I have tested my own mouth “microbiome”. A microbiome is a word used to describe a collection of millions of tiny creatures called microbes all living together somewhere. We have millions of microbes (especially bacteria) living in and on our bodies and they do lots of jobs to help us to stay healthy. I decided to find out what microbes were living in my mouth……there were LOADS….literally millions. I had just brushed my teeth too!!! ha ha

      Senga 🙂

    • Photo: Simonne Weeks

      Simonne Weeks answered on 9 Nov 2017:

      Yes. I have done my own blood group. I’m O Rh D positive. Do you know yours?

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