Key step in manufacture of red blood cells decoded: Subtle regulatory chords that direct the birth of blood cells discovered
Thursday, March 14, 2013 - 15:00
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have identified a key step in the process by which red blood cells are born. The discovery could not only shed light on the causes of blood disorders such as anemia, it could also bring closer the medics' dream of being able to manufacture red blood cells in the lab.