Solving the mystery of blood clotting
Monday, March 19, 2012 - 21:30
in Biology & Nature
New research helps to better understand the blood clotting process. Researchers were able to determine the molecular 3-D structure of a protein in blood platelets and a receptor that sticks through the membrane of the cell to the outside.
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