Blood sample collection in lizards is an important technique. This column describes techniques for sample collection from the ventral coccygeal vein and the ventral abdominal vein. The ventral ...

If you are squeamish about having blood samples drawn, you may be happy to hear about a new method approved in Europe: using a robot. The usual practice of drawing blood has changed little over ...

Snakes are used in various investigations of the effects of their venom on human physiology. Blood sampling is frequently an important part of these investigations. The heart is the most commonly ...

The goal of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Million Veterans Program is to collect blood samples of at least a million veterans, and use it to research illnesses. The veterans' blood ...

Around four years ago, now 77-year-old John Gormly went for what was supposed to be a routine blood test. But the results were life-changing. The test suggested Gormly had colon cancer, which a ...