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Red Blood Cells
Red blood cells are the most common type of blood cell and they carry oxygen throughout the body. Red cells contain hemoglobin and it is the hemoglobin which permits them to transport oxygen (and carbon dioxide).
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MAY 08, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have developed a new method to make bones transparent. The technique, they say, will enable researchers to be ...APR 21, 2017Videos
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Transforming simple skin cells into semi-stem cells that can become blood vessel cells or red blood cells is a new alter ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 08, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Any person curious about their personal genetic predisposition to 10 relatively well-known diseases can now do it in the ...APR 07, 2017Videos
Blood cancers, which include leukemia and non-Hodgkins lymphoma can be difficult to treat because they start at the very ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 02, 2017Videos
Fava beans can trigger a bad reaction in some people, but it has nothing to do with allergies. Instead a compound in the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 26, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Lab-grown red blood cells are not a new concept. But culturing enough of these cells in mass quantities was the main cha ...MAR 19, 2017Videos
While a patient's blood type is a critical piece of information for clinicians, it takes awhile to learn that informatio ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 17, 2017Health & Medicine
The first human case of babesiosis was reported in 1957; until then it was thought of as a disease plaguing domes ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 07, 2017Immunology
Researchers are “hijacking” red blood cells because of their ability to flow freely in and out of nearly all ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 19, 2017Immunology
Immune cells poke holes in blood vessels to reach the surrounding tissues, to fight infection or for other immunological ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 12, 2016Videos
The CRISPR/Cas9 genome technique has paved the way for the development of many biological advances not only in research, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 11, 2016Immunology
TSRI Researchers Believe Cell Population May Provide a New Cancer Drug Target LA JOLLA, CA – Novembe ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)OCT 21, 2016Videos
A study being conducted at Swansea University is going about spotting cancer in a different way. Much like a smoke detec ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 18, 2016Immunology
Since the 1960s, scientists have studied the antibody production and cell-mediated immune response duties of B lymphocyt ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 29, 2016Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat to public health. Researchers have begun to look for novel ways to fight ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2016Immunology
Scientists from Stanford University accidentally discovered a new cancer treatment, and it’s got all of the anti-c ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 13, 2016Microbiology
After performing the first genome wide screen of Apicomplexa, researchers have identified a potential mechanism for the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 12, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Dana Farber/Boston Children's has been able to selectively silence a gene, BCL11A, found in 2008 to be an integral part ...Written By: Jennifer EllisAUG 31, 2016Immunology
Replacing faulty stem cells in the bone marrow with a transplant is one way to treat some bone cancers, but the immune r ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 30, 2016Microbiology
People that have type O blood tend to get more seriously ill from a cholera infection than people with other blood types ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 08, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists have developed a new method to make bones transparent. The technique, they say, will enable researchers to be
...
APR 21, 2017
Videos
You probably know your blood type and why it is important - that information is lifesaving in certain situations. But do
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 20, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Even though this year’s peak flu season can be considered to have passed, people can contract the virus well into
...
APR 16, 2017
Microbiology
"While lice are highly maligned, they provide a wealth of scientific information," said Dr. Bret Boyd
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 12, 2017
Health & Medicine
Transforming simple skin cells into semi-stem cells that can become blood vessel cells or red blood cells is a new alter
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 08, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Any person curious about their personal genetic predisposition to 10 relatively well-known diseases can now do it in the
...
APR 07, 2017
Videos
Blood cancers, which include leukemia and non-Hodgkins lymphoma can be difficult to treat because they start at the very
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 02, 2017
Videos
Fava beans can trigger a bad reaction in some people, but it has nothing to do with allergies. Instead a compound in the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 26, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Lab-grown red blood cells are not a new concept. But culturing enough of these cells in mass quantities was the main cha
...
MAR 19, 2017
Videos
While a patient's blood type is a critical piece of information for clinicians, it takes awhile to learn that informatio
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 17, 2017
Health & Medicine
The first human case of babesiosis was reported in 1957; until then it was thought of as a disease plaguing domes
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 07, 2017
Immunology
Researchers are “hijacking” red blood cells because of their ability to flow freely in and out of nearly all
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 19, 2017
Immunology
Immune cells poke holes in blood vessels to reach the surrounding tissues, to fight infection or for other immunological
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 12, 2016
Videos
The CRISPR/Cas9 genome technique has paved the way for the development of many biological advances not only in research,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 11, 2016
Immunology
TSRI Researchers Believe Cell Population May Provide a New Cancer Drug Target LA JOLLA, CA – Novembe
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
OCT 21, 2016
Videos
A study being conducted at Swansea University is going about spotting cancer in a different way. Much like a smoke detec
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 18, 2016
Immunology
Since the 1960s, scientists have studied the antibody production and cell-mediated immune response duties of B lymphocyt
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 29, 2016
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat to public health. Researchers have begun to look for novel ways to fight
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2016
Immunology
Scientists from Stanford University accidentally discovered a new cancer treatment, and it’s got all of the anti-c
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 13, 2016
Microbiology
After performing the first genome wide screen of Apicomplexa, researchers have identified a potential mechanism for the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 12, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Dana Farber/Boston Children's has been able to selectively silence a gene, BCL11A, found in 2008 to be an integral part
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
AUG 31, 2016
Immunology
Replacing faulty stem cells in the bone marrow with a transplant is one way to treat some bone cancers, but the immune r
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 30, 2016
Microbiology
People that have type O blood tend to get more seriously ill from a cholera infection than people with other blood types
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch