Danish scientists solve old blood mystery: New intriguing knowledge on blood hemoglobin
Friday, August 31, 2012 - 13:30
in Biology & Nature
Scientists in Denmark have solved an old puzzle, which since the 1960s from many sides has been regarded as impossible to complete. The challenge was to solve the structure of the protecting protein complex that forms when hemoglobin is released from red cells and becomes toxic. This toxic release of hemoglobin occurs in many diseases affecting red cell stability, e.g. malaria.