• Question: Is it possible to age blood?

    Asked by to Alan, Deepak, Francesca, Lilly, Nick on 17 Mar 2014. This question was also asked by .
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      Alan Fitzsimmons answered on 17 Mar 2014:

      Well, I don’t know When you’re a scientist you learn lots of stuff, but most of it is in the area that you choose to study.

      I’m a bit squeamish 😮 so I went into physics rather than biology. But I like the question, and you’ve got me wondering now! I think I’ll try and find out.

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      Francesca Day answered on 18 Mar 2014:

      Good question! I think scientists can estimate people’s age by their blood, yes, but it’s not as reliable as other methods.

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      Nick Wright answered on 18 Mar 2014:

      I don’t think you can work out the age of the blood itself but you can use the blood to work out how old someone is.

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      Lilian Hunt answered on 18 Mar 2014:

      Yes! But it gives an estimate not an exact answer. It could be incredibly helpful in forensic science by estimating a suspect’s age from blood at the scene of a crime 🙂

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