Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CXCL12 may help scientists mass-produce artificial red blood cells by triggering key steps in their development. (CREDIT: ...

Scientists have long been puzzled by how maturing red blood cells manage to produce all the hemoglobin they need to carry ...

Researchers have developed a method to confidently produce blood cell precursors from stem cells in mice, by activating a set of seven key genes in the laboratory. The team takes a step forward ...

Bone marrow is the spongy tissue located within the hollow center of bones, serving as the primary site for the continuous ...

Scientists have long been puzzled by how maturing red blood cells manage to produce all the hemoglobin they need to carry ...

Scientists have long been puzzled by how maturing red blood cells manage to produce all the hemoglobin they need to carry ...

When people donate blood, stem cells in the bone marrow make new blood cells to replace what was lost. This stress can drive the selection of certain clones—groups of blood cells with a slightly ...

Inside the Destiny laboratory module aboard the International Space Station, NASA flight engineer Zena Cardman recently ...

Some medications, limited diets, and health conditions can deplete your B12 levels. This essential vitamin can support brain ...

If CXCR4 is removed from the cells, red blood cell development stops at subsequent stages, and bone marrow production drops severely. That loss helps to confirm just how important the CXCL12-CXCR4 ...