Scientists Get to the Heart of Blood Formation
Scientists Get to the Heart of Blood Formation
Researchers tweak heart-forming organoids to produce blood cells, in a process that mimics embryonic development.
Researchers tweak heart-forming organoids to produce blood cells, in a process that mimics embryonic development.
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Image of the Day: Blood Factory
The Scientist and The Scientist Staff | Nov 20, 2017 | 1 min read
In Drosophila larvae, the formation of blood cells takes place in a specialized organ, the lymph gland.
Lung Blood
The Scientist | May 31, 2017 | 1 min read
Watch the birth of platelets in the lungs of mice, a finding that contributes to a new understanding of the respiratory organs' role in blood formation.