They found a subset of normal cells in the bone marrow produce taurine. The bone marrow helps produce red and white blood cells, which can mutate into cancer cells and kickstart leukemia.

Red blood cells carry oxygen from the lungs to other cells throughout the body and return carbon dioxide to the lungs. Normal red blood cells are in the shape of a disk, thicker on the edge and ...

Bats modify their red blood cells to become thicker and more rigid when they hibernate – and if we can figure out how, people might one day be able to copy the process for medical treatments or ...

Hereditary spherocytosis is a genetic disorder in which the red blood cells (RBCs) are fragile and burst easily. These disc-shaped cells, which have a lifespan of 120 days, contain hemoglobin and ...