In their quest for safe, mass-producible artificial blood, geneticists have long struggled. Our limited knowledge of genetic pathways that govern the development of blood has kept us from producing ...

Tiny plastic particles, from the micro- to nanoscale, have been routinely detected in water, soil, air, aquatic species, and humans in recent years. As concerns grow over their potential impact on the ...

Polystyrene nanoparticles are widely used in packaging, but their effects on organisms are unclear. Very little was known about how they affect blood cell development until now. Red blood cells are ...

A new evolutionary analysis suggests that modern blood and immune cells may preserve a 700-million-year legacy inherited from ...

A new study uncovers how diabetic red blood cells release toxic packages that damage blood vessels, revealing a promising path for preventing serious complications. EVs derived from RBCs of patients ...

Almost all animal species—including humans—have blood cells, but between different species our blood tells different stories. The lineage and components of blood cells vary widely, and this variety is ...