Surprise finding redraws 'map' of blood cell production
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 17:30
in Health & Medicine
A study of the cells that respond to crises in the blood system has yielded a few surprises, redrawing the 'map' of how blood cells are made in the body. The finding could have wide-ranging implications for understanding blood diseases such as myeloproliferative disorders as well as used to develop new ways of controlling how blood and clotting cells are produced.