Our blood is red because of something called haemoglobin, which helps carry oxygen around our bodies.
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Pink blood, green blood, or no blood at all – when it comes to what’s inside a worm’s body, the answer is more complicated – and fascinating – than you’d think.
Today, human populations carry heavy genetic marks from the war with malaria. And it is the red blood cell (erythrocyte) that mostly bears the scars.
Blood is red, but our veins are blue. Or are they?
A new study has advanced the use of a technique known as ‘CRISPR’ to treat a common inherited form of anaemia.
Few discoveries have revolutionised the practice of medicine as much as the discovery of human red blood cell groups. Unlike modern vampire and Time Lord mythologies, blood groups don’t have a particular…
Researchers have discovered a new way to stabilise haemoglobin, the oxygen carrier protein in the blood. Researchers wrapped…
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Head, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research)
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